The Paris Zone: A Cultural History, 1840-1944
Author:   James Cannon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781472428318


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   05 January 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   James Cannon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9781472428318


ISBN 10:   1472428315
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   05 January 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: The Urban Periphery and the Zone before 1870; 2: The Emergence of the Zone as a Metaphor, 1870–1889; 3: From Metaphor to Myth, 1890–1918; 4: The Zone between the Wars, 1919–1939; 5: The Death Knell of the Zone, 1940–1944; Conclusion

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'For over a century, the Parisian zone was an extraordinary place, seen as the dreadful heart of the French underworld, and filled with dropouts, gypsies, vagrants, ragpickers, pimps and prostitutes. James Cannon's book is a reliable and remarkable guide into this devastated landscape. It explains the making of this new Cour des miracles, nourished by hundreds of novels, songs, poems, press reports, photographs, films, etc. But Cannon also knows that no imaginary is univocal and he shows how the zone was also a place of social solidarity and mutual aid, a vast playground and a place of entertainment for the popular classes. A brilliant and strongly documented study on one of the major myths of Parisian life.' Dominique Kalifa, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, France


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James Cannon is lecturer in French Studies at La Trobe University, Australia. His research interests include 19th and 20th-century French cultural history, the history of French popular song, the history of Paris and Vichy France.

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