Paris: The Biography of a City Paperback - 2006
by Colin Jones
From the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the muse of nineteenth-century Impressionist painters, and much more. Jones's masterful narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs and feature boxes on the Bastille or Josephine Baker, for instance that complete a colorful and comprehensive portrait of a place that has endured Vikings, Black Death, and the Nazis to emerge as the heart of a resurgent Europe. This is a thrilling companion for history buffs and backpack, or armchair, travelers alike.
'Fascinating. An embarrassment of riches. One wants to visit or revisit Paris armed with this new knowledge and enrichment.' The Christian Science Monitor
Summary
From the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the muse of nineteenth-century Impressionist painters, and much more. Jones’s masterful narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs and feature boxes—on the Bastille or Josephine Baker, for instance—that complete a colorful and comprehensive portrait of a place that has endured Vikings, Black Death, and the Nazis to emerge as the heart of a resurgent Europe. This is a thrilling companion for history buffs and backpack, or armchair, travelers alike.
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Perec's efforts to chronicle a Parisian site 'exhaustively'covering the equivalent of less than a day in the life of the empty spaces of a single Parisian squareyielded a small book.
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- Title Paris: The Biography of a City
- Author Colin Jones
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 592
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date April 4, 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143036715 / 0143036718
- Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.54 x 1.27 in (21.34 x 14.07 x 3.23 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Paris (France) - Civilization, Paris (France) - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 944.361
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