Modernizing the Provincial City Toulouse, 1945-1975 |
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Author:
| Wakeman, Rosemary |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-43702-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Toulouse is one of the most striking examples of urban modernization both in France and in the rest of Europe. In this book, Rosemary Wakeman examines the postwar transformation of Toulouse and shows how urban landscape and architecture, culture, and economic life were altered by public modernization programs designed to build "the new France."
Toulouse is one of the most striking examples of urban modernization both in France and in the rest of Europe. In this book, Rosemary Wakeman examines the postwar transformation of Toulouse and shows how urban landscape and architecture, culture, and economic life were altered by public modernization programs designed to build "the new France."