City of light : the making of modern Paris
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vii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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2nd Floor - Times
Times 944.361 CHRISTI
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English
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DLW180718
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index.
Description
"In 1853 the French emperor Louis Napoleon inaugurated a vast and ambitious program of public works, directed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine. Haussmann's renovation of Paris would transform the old medieval city of squalid slums and disease-ridden alleyways into a "City of Light" characterized by wide boulevards, apartment blocks, parks, squares and public monuments, new railway stations and department stores, and a new system of public sanitation. City of Light charts this fifteen-year project of urban renewal which-despite the interruptions of war, revolution, corruption, and bankruptcy-set a template for nineteenth and early twentieth-century urban planning and created the enduring landscape of modern Paris now so famous around the globe. A lively and engaging read, City of Light is a book for anyone who wants to know how Paris became Paris"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Christiansen, R. (2018). City of light: the making of modern Paris (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christiansen, Rupert. 2018. City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christiansen, Rupert. City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris Basic Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Christiansen, Rupert. City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris First edition., Basic Books, 2018.
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