Mary Mcauliffe: Paris, City of Dreams

Cover: 9781538181966 | Paris, City of Dreams | Mary Mcauliffe | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024

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"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe's readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrations and bibliography." Booklist, Starred Review • This book traces the profound transformation of the City of Light during Napoléeacute;on III’s Second Empire, as he and Georges Haussmann completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades.

Über den Autor

Mary McAuliffe PhD taught at several universities, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Barnes Foundation, and the Frick Pittsburgh. She traveled extensively in France, and for many years she was a regular contributor to Paris Notes. Her books include Clash of Crowns, Dawn of the Belle Epoque, Twilight of the Belle Epoque, When Paris Sizzled, Paris on the Brink, and Paris, City of Dreams. Mary sadly passed away in 2024.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Map of Paris, 1860-1870

Introduction

Chapter 1 From Barricades to Bonaparte (1848-1851)

Chapter 2 Blood and Empire (1852)

Chapter 3 Enter Haussmann (1853)

Chapter 4 A Nonessential War (1854)

Chapter 5 A Queen Visits (1855)

Chapter 6 What Goes Up . . . (1856-1857)

Chapter 7 More and More (1858)

Chapter 8 Dreams of Glory (1859)

Chapter 9 Suddenly Larger (1860)

Chapter 10 Turning Point (1861)

Chapter 11 Les Misérables de Paris (1862)

Chapter 12 Scandal (1863-1864)

Chapter 13 Death and Taxes (1865)

Chapter 14 Crisis (1866)

Chapter 15 A Setting Sun (1867)

Chapter 16 Twenty Years Later (1868)

Chapter 17 Haussmann in Trouble (1869)

Chapter 18 Finale (1870)

Chapter 19 An End and a Beginning (1870-1871)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Kunstgeschichte
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781538181966
ISBN-10:	1538181967
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mcauliffe, Mary
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Academic Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen:	29 b/w photos; 1 map
Maße:	229 x 152 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Mary Mcauliffe
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.11.2024
Gewicht:	0,562 kg