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The Heroic City - Paris, 1945-1958 (Hardcover, New)
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The Heroic City - Paris, 1945-1958 (Hardcover, New)
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"The Heroic City" is a sparkling account of the fate of Paris's
public spaces in the years following Nazi occupation and joyful
liberation. Countering the traditional narrative that Paris's
public landscape became sterile and dehumanized in the 1940s and
'50s, Rosemary Wakeman instead finds that the city's streets
overflowed with ritual, drama, and spectacle. With frequent strikes
and protests, young people and students on parade, North Africans
arriving in the capital of the French empire, and radio and
television shows broadcast live from the streets, Paris continued
to be vital terrain. Wakeman analyzes the public life of the city
from a variety of perspectives. A reemergence of traditional
customs led to the return of festivals, street dances, and fun
fairs, while violent protests and political marches, the housing
crisis, and the struggle over decolonization signaled the political
realities of postwar France. The work of urban planners and
architects, the output of filmmakers and intellectuals, and the
day-to-day experiences of residents from all walks of life come
together in this vibrant portrait of a flamboyant and
transformative moment in the life of the City of Light.
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