Blood in the City: Violence and Revelation in Paris, 1789-1945.(Book Review)

The Modern Language Review | October 1, 2002| | Copyright

Blood in the City: Violence and Revelation in Paris, 1789-1945. By RICHARD D. E. BURTON Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. 2001. xv + 395 pp. $36.50.

Revisiting Paris with Richard D. E. Burton is an exhilarating experience. In an immensely well-informed study of what might be called 'monumentalites', he interprets the major tourist sights as historical sites, illuminating every scene in the flickering glare of violence. His route takes him from the Bastille to the Place de la Concorde, from the Place Vendome and the Invalides to the Hotel de Ville, from Pere ...

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