Blood in the city : violence and revelation in Paris, 1789-1945 / Richard D.E. Burton.
| Author/creator | Burton, Richard D. E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xv, 395 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Paris à vol d'oiseau (1789-1914) -- Violent origins: the taking of the Bastille (July 1789) -- Killing the king: Place de la Révolution/Concorde (21 January 1793) -- Vendôme/Invalides: the Paris of the Bonapartes (1802-1871) -- Heart of the city: Place de Grève/Hôtel de Ville (1789-1871) -- The miraculous medal: Rue du Bac (1830) -- Killing the living, burying the dead: Père-Lachaise (1804-1945) -- Conversion?: Paul Claudel at Notre-Dame (Christmas 1886) -- Church prowling: the back-to-front pilgrimage of Joris-Karl Huysmans (1884-1892)-- Marble versus iron: Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower (1871-1914) -- Operation Spring breeze: Rue des Rosiers, Vel' d'hiv', Drancy (July-August 1942) -- Purging the city: Paris libre (August 1944-October 1945) -- Conclusion: blood in the city, 1789-1945 -- Sacrificial victims: a chronology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-387) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001001239 |
| ISBN | 0801438683 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DC723 .B87 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |