TY  - BOOK
AU  - DeJean,Joan E.
TI  - How Paris became Paris: the invention of the modern city 
SN  - 1608195910
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Bloomsbury
KW  - City planning
KW  - France
KW  - Paris
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Paris (France)
KW  - Guidebooks
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-275) and index; "Capital of the universe" -- The bridge where Paris became modern : the Pont Neuf -- "Light of the City of Light" : the Place des Vosges -- "Enchanted island" : the Île Saint-Louis -- City of revolution : the Fronde -- The open city : the boulevards, parks, and streets of Paris -- City of speed and light : city services that transformed urban life -- Capitale de la mode -- City of finance and new wealth -- City of romance -- Making the city visible : painting and mapping the transformation of Paris
N2  - 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
ER  -