Paris, capital of modernity / David Harvey.
Publisher: [S.l.] : Routledge, 2005Edition: New EdDescription: 384 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0415952204 (paperback); 9780415952200 (paperback)Subject(s): Paris (France) -- Civilization -- 19th century | France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870DDC classification: 944.36107 Online resources: Amazon.com Summary: Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits and cartoons by Daumier, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the nineteenth century.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits and cartoons by Daumier, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the nineteenth century.
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