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Every paradise is built by someone. In 1834, Cannes was a fishing village of 4,000 people. A British lord's carriage stopped there accidentally during a cholera quarantine. That single detour triggered nearly two centuries of transformation. A Brief History of Cannes, France tells the story behind the Instagram sunsets: the chambermaid who died from coal dust in hotel fireplaces, the fisherman who sold his cottage for 6,000 francs only to watch it become worth millions, the construction workers who built villas they'd never afford, the climate scientists whose warnings went unheeded until heat waves killed dozens, the tenant organizers fighting displacement in a city designed for the wealthy. This is Cannes through the lives of people who built it-not the celebrities who vacation there. You'll discover how tuberculosis patients sought cures doctors knew didn't work, how Nazi officers occupied luxury hotels, how the film festival began as Cold War propaganda, how Instagram transformed dining more than any chef could, and how climate crisis is arriving faster than predictions suggested. Rigorously researched. Accessibly written. Unflinchingly honest. Perfect for readers who love narrative history, travelers wanting to understand cities beyond tourist facades, and anyone curious about how inequality is built into beautiful places. From fishing village to film festival, from Belle Époque elegance to gig economy precarity, this is the story of whose needs our cities serve-and what it costs the people who build them.

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