1994, ISBN: 000215191X

[EAN: 9780002151917], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.04], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], VINCENT CRONIN PARIS CITY OF LIGHT 1919â‚ €œ1939, This is an in… More...

[EAN: 9780002151917], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.04], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], VINCENT CRONIN PARIS CITY OF LIGHT 1919â‚ €œ1939, This is an intellectual, artistic, political and moral history of Paris after World War I to 1939, which is one of the most creative decades in history, important in itself and by virtue of its influence on our culture today. It was a period of intense political rethinking and a time of folly - irrationality is to be found at the core of political and social attitudes, as well as, more famously, in social life. Cronin tells his story through the lives of those - some of them famous, some obscure - who most typify the age. One of the main artistic movements of the time was surrealism. Writers such as Louis Aragon and Paul Eluard wrote obsessively about the irrationalities and fantasies of sexual love, in cinema Cocteau and Bunuel shocked with their surprise art, and in painting Fernand Leger translated onto canvas the industrial world of heavy machinery and mechanical man, whilst Matisse and Picasso followed their own chosen paths. Paris became the centre for jazz, as well as a haven for expatriates such as Joyce, Eliot, Pound and Hemingway, mainly because it was cheap and there was no prohibition. In fashion and literature women such as Coco Chanel and Colette were more influential than ever though they were still denied the vote. In politics the Action Francaise, headed by Charles Maurras, was enlisting the help of reactionary forces in the Catholic Church to forge a new and sinister right-wing nationalism. Paul Valery and Aristide Briand, who was Prime Minister of France eleven times during this period, led a movement in favour of a united Europe, whilst Gide in the Congo and Malraux in Indo-China attacked the injustices of French colonial rule. These are just some of the subjects of this narrative history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

1995, ISBN: 000215191X

[EAN: 9780002151917], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 7.5], [PU: HarperCollins], 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm English For adults. Paris between the wars: our impression is one of gaie… More...

[EAN: 9780002151917], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 7.5], [PU: HarperCollins], 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm English For adults. Paris between the wars: our impression is one of gaiety, frivolity, fashion, of exuberant living - a city whose lights were put out by the terrifyingly rapid advance of the German panzers in 1940. And so, in some ways, it was. But as Vincent Cronin shows in this compelling and original book - which encompasses social, intellectual, political and cultural history - the full picture was much more complex. Cronin examines developments in the arts, fashion and politics, and has something surprising to say about each of them; but also investigates the achievements of Parisian philosophers and industrialists. It is notoriously difficult to perceive valid patterns across such a broad range of human activities as these, but that is exactly what Cronin has done. The result is a thoroughly convincing and engrossing portrait of a city outwardly confident and intent on enjoying life, but behind that uncertain, divided and ultimately incapable of standing up to aggression., Books<

1995, ISBN: 9780002151917

HarperCollins, Gebundene Ausgabe, 384 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-02-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.85 kg, Frankreich, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien… More...

HarperCollins, Gebundene Ausgabe, 384 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-02-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.85 kg, Frankreich, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, Bücher, Zwischenkriegszeit, Epochen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, HarperCollins, 1995<

ISBN: 9780002151917

Hardback. Very Good., 3