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The margins of city life [electronic resource] : explorations on the French urban frontier, 1815-1851 / John M. Merriman.
Publisher: New York ; London : Oxford University Press, 1991Description: 1 online resource (x, 318 p.) : ill., mapsISBN: 9780199854424 (ebook) :Subject(s): Marginality, Social -- France -- History -- 19th century | Neighborhoods -- France -- History -- 19th century | Suburban life -- France -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195064384DDC classification: 307.760944 LOC classification: HT352.F8Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Focuses on the social margins of city life - the "faubourgs", or suburbs, where rural migrants and the labouring poor of French cities congregated in growing numbers in the first half of the 19th century. The text examines the cultural and social traditions which took root in these areas.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Focuses on the social margins of city life - the "faubourgs", or suburbs, where rural migrants and the labouring poor of French cities congregated in growing numbers in the first half of the 19th century. The text examines the cultural and social traditions which took root in these areas.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.