Paris - A Short History

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.

Paris has long been celebrated as a place of style, wit and sensuality. In this deft and broad-ranging narrative, Jeremy Black demonstrates that the history of Paris is about more than a city: it is the history of a culture, a society and a state that has impacted the rest of the world through centuries of changing fortunes.

Black explores how a humble Gallic capital grew into a flourishing medieval city full of spectacular palaces and cathedrals. He depicts the opulent courts of Louis XIV and XV and the Revolution that tore French society apart; the Belle epoque and the destruction of World Wars I and II, leading us on to the Paris of today: one of the most iconic cities in the world.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Black
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9780500297438
• ISBN: 978-0-500-29743-8
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Paris (City)