Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, Date: 2002. Hard cover. 5. Fine. No dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 396 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fine...as new. No DJ.. 2002. University of California Press ISBN 0520232534 9780520232532 [US]

University of California Press, Date: 2002. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2002. University of California Press ISBN 0520232534 9780520232532 [US]

Berkeley . 2002. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520232534. 383 pages. hardcover. keywords: History France French Revolution Paris. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The sights, sounds, and smells of life on the streets and in the houses of eighteenth-century Paris rise from the pages of this marvelously anecdotal chronicle of a perpetually alluring city during one hundred years of extraordinary social and cultural change. An excellent general history as well as an innovative synthesis of new research, The Making of Revolutionary Paris combines vivid portraits of individual lives, accounts of social trends, and analyses of significant events as it explores the evolution of Parisian society during the eighteenth century and reveals the city's pivotal role in shaping the French Revolution. David Garrioch rewrites the origins of the Parisian Revolution as the story of an urban metamorphosis stimulated by factors such as the spread of the Enlightenment, the growth of consumerism, and new ideas about urban space. With an eye on the broad social trends emerging during the century, he focuses his narrative on such humble but fascinating aspects of daily life as traffic congestion, a controversy over the renumbering of houses, and the ever-present dilemma of where to bury the dead. He describes changes in family life and women's social status, in religion, in the literary imagination, and in politics. Paris played a significant role in ...