Dividing Paris - Urban Renewal and Social Inequality, 1852-1870 (Hardcover)

A groundbreaking work of scholarship that sheds critical new light on the urban renewal of Paris under Napoleon III In the mid-nineteenth century, Napoleon III and his prefect, Georges-Eugene Haussmann, adapted Paris to the requirements of industrial capitalism, endowing the old city with elegant boulevards, an enhanced water supply, modern sewers, and public greenery. Esther da Costa Meyer provides a major reassessment of this ambitious project, which resulted in widespread destruction in the historic center, displacing thousands of poor residents and polarizing the urban fabric. Drawing on newspapers, memoirs, and other archival materials, da Costa Meyer explores how people from different social strata-both women and men-experienced the urban reforms implemented by the Second Empire. As hundreds of tenements were destroyed to make way for upscale apartment buildings, thousands of impoverished residents were forced to the periphery, which lacked the services enjoyed by wealthier parts of the city. Challenging the idea of Paris as the capital of modernity, da Costa Meyer shows how the city was the hub of a sprawling colonial empire extending from the Caribbean to Asia, and exposes the underlying violence that enriched it at the expense of overseas territories. This marvelously illustrated book brings to light the contributions of those who actually built and maintained the impressive infrastructure of Paris, and reveals the consequences of colonial practices for the city's cultural, economic, and political life.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2021
Authors:	Esther Da Costa Meyer
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16280-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-691-16280-8
Barcode:	9780691162805

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