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ISBN 10: 1032432543
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Author: Paul Balchin

Paris The Shaping of the French Capital A Political Perspective 1st Table of contents:

1 Introduction

Setting the Scene: The Topography of Paris

The Economic Background

The Early Political History of Paris

Urban Morphology

The political power of architecture and planning

About this Book

References

2 The emergence of Paris in the high middle ages

Introduction

Hugues Capet 

Robert II Pious 

Henri I 

Louis VI 

Louis VII 

Philippe II Auguste 

Louis IX, the Saint 

Philippe IV, le Bel 

Philippe V 

Charles IV 

References

Chronology

3 The development of Paris in the later-middle ages

Introduction

Philippe VI 

Jean II, le Bon 

Charles V 

Charles VI

The English governance of Paris and the reign of Charles VII 

References

Chronology

4 The flowering of renaissance Paris

Introduction

Louis XI 

Charles VIII 

Louis XII 

François I 

Henri II 

References

Chronology

5 The religious divide: implications for the development of Paris

Introduction

The emergence of the Reformation

François II 

Charles IX 

Henri III 

References

Chronology

6 Early-bourbon Paris

Introduction

Henri IV 

Louis XIII 

References

Chronology

7 Absolute monarchy and the development of Paris

Introduction

The Spatial Growth of Paris in the Late-seventeenth Century

Absolute Monarchy, Patronage and the Development of Paris

The Policies of Jules Mazarin, Chief Minister of France 

Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s stewardship and the development of the built environment

Financial strains and the glorification of the realm

Town Planning

The Improvement of the Local Environment

Gateways

Street development

Bridges

Squares

References

Chronology

8 The emergence of Paris as a superpower capital

Introduction

Architectural evolution

Demography and the built environment

1715–33 A peaceful interlude: the emergence of Neoclassical architecture

The war of the Polish Succession 

The War of the Austrian Succession 

The Seven Years War

A peaceful interlude: The Influence of the Marquise de Pompadour

The last years of Louis XV’s Reign

Town Planning

References

Chronology

9 Revolutionary and imperial wars: the impact on the built environment of Paris

Introduction

The Last Years of the Ancien Régime

The French Revolution

Napoleonic Rule

Town Planning

Napoleon’s Demise

References

Chronology

10 The restoration of the bourbon monarchy and its effect on the growth of Paris

Introduction

Louis XVIII

Charles X 

Louis Philippe 

References

Chronology

11 Napoleon Ill’s Paris – the city of light

Introduction

Louis Napoleon as President

The Second Empire

Economic Development in mid-century Paris

Foreign Policy

Domestic Policy

Urban Policy

Haussmann’s Paris

The planning of Thoroughfares

The First Network of Roads

Some Prominent Buildings

The Domestic Politics of Liberalism

Haussmann’s Paris

Hubs, Places, Vistas and Bridges

Some Prominent Buildings of the 1860s

Environmental Health and Green Space

The Economic Costs and Benefits of Haussmannisation

The Social Costs and Benefits of Haussmannisation

References

Chronology

12 An interlude from revolt to world war: 1871–1914

Introduction

The Prussians Besiege Paris

French Republican Troops lay Siege to Paris

The Delusion of Post-Commune Years

From the Political Right to the Left of Centre

The Renewed Development of the Parisian Built Environment

The New Political Context

The Renewed Development of the Parisian Built Environment

The 1878 International Exposition and its Aftermath

The 1889 World Exposition

The 1900 International Exposition

References

Chronology

13 Recovery and depression

Introduction

The economic depression and its aftermath

Regional Planning

The development of the built environment of Paris in the inter-war years

References

Chronology

14 Modern Paris

Introduction

The immediate post-war years

The Fourth Republic

President Vincent Auriol 

President René Coty

The Fifth Republic

Charles De Gaulle, the Union de Démocrates pour la République

De Gaulle’s Second Term

Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic UDR

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing Republican Party Union for French Democracy

François Mitterrand

Mitterrand’s first term

Mitterrand’s second term

Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic Party (RPR); (2002–2007) Union for a Popular Movement 

Nicholas Sarkozy

References

Chronology

15 Conclusion

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