Paris in Turmoil: A City between Past and Future by Eric HazanRequirements: .ePUB reader, 300 KBOverview: A kaleidoscopic look at Paris’s ever-changing forms and people “Since the disastrous Pompidou years, working-class Paris has been steadily nibbled away, either by destruction or more insidiously by a kind of internal colonization. Take for example a small outlying […]
A History of the Barricade by Eric HazanRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF, .MOBI reader, 5.2mbOverview: How the French invented the barricade, and its symbolic impact on popular protests throughout history In the history of European revolutions, the barricade stands as a glorious emblem. Its symbolic importance arises principally from the barricades of Eric Hazan’s native Paris, where […]
The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps by Eric HazanRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 2 MBOverview: The Invention of Paris is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan. Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo with the riots, rebellions and […]
A People’s History of the French Revolution by Eric HazanRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 3.2 MBOverview: A bold new history of the French Revolution from the standpoint of the peasants, workers, women and sans culottes. The legacy of the French Revolution has remained a fascinating and contentious subject for over two centuries. Instead of seeing the […]
A Walk Through Paris by Eric Hazan Requirements: .ePUB reader, 3 MBOverview: A walker’s guide to Paris, taking us through its past, present and possible futures Eric Hazan, author of the acclaimed The Invention of Paris, leads us by the hand in this walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris […]