An extraordinary
number of
books
have been written
about Paris and all
things Parisian.
Publishers are
detailed in the form
of British
publisher/American
publisher. Where books
are published in one
country only, UK or US
follows the
publisher's name. The
abbreviation
"o/p" means
"out of
print".
History
Richard Cobb , The
French and their
Revolution (John
Murray, UK). A
selection of expert
essays on the French
Revolution, with a
personal touch. Alfred
Cobban , A History of
Modern France (3 vols:
1715-99,...
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Society, culture
and politics
John Ardagh , France
Today (Penguin).
Comprehensive
journalistic overview,
covering food, film,
education and holidays
as well as politics
and education. Good on
detail about the urban
suburbs and the shift
there from the centre
of Paris....
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Art, architecture
and photography
Brassaï , Le Paris
Secret des Années 30
(Gallimard, France).
Extraordinary photos
of the capital's
nightlife in the 1930s
- brothels, music
halls, street
cleaners,
transvestites and the
underworld - each one
a work of art and a
familiar...
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Cookery
Linda Dannenberg ,
Paris Bistro Cooking
(C. N. Potter). Poule
au Pot and Rum Baba
among other delicious
French traditional
dishes as cooked by
some of Paris's best
bistros. Alain Ducasse
, Flavours of France
...
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Paris in literature
British/American Shari
Benstock , Women of
the Left Bank: Paris,
1900-1940 (Univ of
Texas, US). Follows
the lives and
creativity of two
dozen American,
British and French
women who moved to
Paris and dared to be
different. ...
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