Description
About the Author
James Cannon is lecturer in French Studies at La Trobe University, Australia. His research interests include 19th and 20th-century French cultural history, the history of French popular song, the history of Paris and Vichy France.
Reviews
'For over a century, the Parisian zone was an extraordinary place, seen as the dreadful heart of the French underworld, and filled with dropouts, gypsies, vagrants, ragpickers, pimps and prostitutes. James Cannon's book is a reliable and remarkable guide into this devastated landscape. It explains the making of this new Cour des miracles, nourished by hundreds of novels, songs, poems, press reports, photographs, films, etc. But Cannon also knows that no imaginary is univocal and he shows how the zone was also a place of social solidarity and mutual aid, a vast playground and a place of entertainment for the popular classes. A brilliant and strongly documented study on one of the major myths of Parisian life.' Dominique Kalifa, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, France '... informative, well-researched history ... Cannon's history gives perspective to France's current political and social problems, including disaffection and brutality emanating from the zone. ... Highly recommended.' Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781472428318
Author James Cannon
Format Hardback
Page Count 312
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1600g