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How Paris became Paris the invention of the modern city

In this compelling portrait of a city in transition, Joan DeJean shows that by 1700 Paris had become the capital that would transform forever our conception of the city and of urban life.

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Main Author:	DeJean, Joan E. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Paris (France) > History > 17th century. Paris (France) > Description and travel. Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 17th century. City planning > France > Paris > History > 17th century.
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Summary:	In this compelling portrait of a city in transition, Joan DeJean shows that by 1700 Paris had become the capital that would transform forever our conception of the city and of urban life.
Physical Description:	307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-275) and index.
ISBN:	9781608195916 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1608195910 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Joan DeJean is Trustee Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of ten books on French literature, history, and material culture, including most recently T he Age of Comfort- When Paris Discovered Casual and the Modern Home Began and The Essence of Style- How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Caf.s, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour . She lives in Philadelphia and, when in Paris, on the street where the number 4 bus began service on July 5, 1662.