The Paris Zone: A Cultural History, 1840-1944

The Paris Zone: A Cultural History, 1840-1944
ISBN-10
1472449398
ISBN-13
9781472449399
Category
History
Pages
265
Language
English
Published
2015-01-28
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Dr James Cannon

Description

Since the mid-1970s, the term zone has often been associated with the post-war housing estates on the outskirts of large French cities. However, it once referred to a more circumscribed space: the zone non aedificandi (non-building zone) which encircled Paris (1840-1940). This unusual territory came to occupy a central place in Parisian culture. By analysing a wider range of sources from the duration of the zone’s existence, this study offers a nuanced account of how the area was perceived by successive generations of Parisian novelists, poets, songwriters, artists, photographers, film-makers, politicians and town-planners.

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