Brian1946 Nelson
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
'The Ladies' Paradise' recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late 19th-century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, & of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture & the changes in sexual attitudes & class relations taking place at the end of the century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Florent Quenu returns to Paris after being unjustly imprisoned and finds the city utterly changed. The great new food market, Les Halles, has been built, and food dominates the political and social life of the capital.