The heroic city : Paris, 1945-1958 / Rosemary Wakeman.

Main entry:

Wakeman, Rosemary.

Title & Author:

The heroic city : Paris, 1945-1958 / Rosemary Wakeman.

Publication:

Description:

401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index.
Paris in the 1950's -- The Landscape of populism -- Public space and confrontation -- Spatial imagination and the Avant-Garde -- Paris as Cinematic space -- The Left Bank -- Planning Paris -- Conclusion: Constructing the Paris of tomorrow.

Summary:

In this account of Paris's public spaces in the years following Nazi occupation, the author argues that contrary to widely held belief, the streets overflowed with life. Festivals, street dances, funfairs, violent protests and political marches signalled the realities of postwar France and each led to life returning to the streets.

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ISBN:

9780226870236 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226870235 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Public spaces France Paris History.
Espaces publics France Paris Histoire.
Manners and customs.
Public spaces.
Gesellschaftsleben
Öffentlicher Raum
Nachkriegszeit
Offentliga platser historia Frankrike Paris 1940-talet 1950-talet.
Paris (France) History 1944-
Paris (France) Social life and customs 20th century.
Paris Geschichte (1945-1958)
Paris (France) Histoire 1944-
France Paris.
Paris
Parijs.
Paris historia 1940-talet 1950-talet.
Geschichte <1945-1958>

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272249
Call No.: BIB 205500
Status: Available

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