Transforming Paris : the life and labors of Baron Haussmann /

Transforming Paris : the life and labors of Baron Haussmann /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jordan, David P., 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, [1995]
Subjects:
Haussmann, Georges Eugène, > baron, > 1809-1891.
Urban renewal > France > Paris > History.
City planning > France > Paris > History.
Cities > Environment planning
Paris (France)
Table of Contents:
  • Paris before Haussmann
  • Haussmann before Paris
  • Climbing the greasy pole
  • Paris in crisis
  • "My combative prefectship"
  • "This province I have so loved"
  • "A state within the state"
  • "The implacable axes of a straight line..."
  • "The vice-emperor is the prefect of the Seine"
  • Money
  • "Lackey of a good house"
  • "Organs of the large city"
  • "The vandalism of triumph'
  • Haussmann after Paris
  • Paris after Haussmann.