Scenes of Parisian Modernity: Culture and Consumption in the Nineteenth Century

Integrating the history of Paris with the history of consumption, the press, publicity, advertising and spectacle, this book traces the evolution of the urban core districts of consumption and explores elements of consumer culture such as the print media, publishing, retail techniques, tourism, city marketing, fashion, illustrated posters and Montmartre culture in the nineteenth century. Hahn emphasizes the tension between art and industry and between culture and commerce, a dynamic that significantly marked urban commercial modernity that spread new imaginary about consumption. She argues that Parisian consumer culture arose earlier than generally thought, and explores the intense commercialization Paris underwent.

Author: H. Hahn
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/13/2010
Pages: 289
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230615830

About the Author
H. HAZEL HAHN is an Associate Professor of History at Seattle University, USA.