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The Unruly City
Mike Rapport
其他書名
Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution
出版
Basic Books
, 2017-05-02
主題
History / Europe / General
History / Modern / 18th Century
History / Social History
ISBN
0465094953
9780465094950
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=biX6DAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A lauded expert on European history paints a vivid picture of Paris, London, and New York during the Age of Revolutions, exploring how each city fostered or suppressed political uprisings within its boundaries
In
The Unruly City
, historian Mike Rapport offers a vivid history of three intertwined cities toward the end of the eighteenth century-Paris, London, and New York-all in the midst of political chaos and revolution. From the British occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War, to agitation for democracy in London and popular uprisings, and ultimately regicide in Paris, Rapport explores the relationship between city and revolution, asking why some cities engender upheaval and some suppress it.
Why did Paris experience a devastating revolution while London avoided one? And how did American independence ignite activism in cities across the Atlantic? Rapport takes readers from the politically charged taverns and coffeehouses on Fleet Street, through a sea battle between the British and French in the New York Harbor, to the scaffold during the Terror in Paris.
The Unruly City
shows how the cities themselves became protagonists in the great drama of revolution.