Urban Government and the Rise of the French City
Author | : William B. Cohen |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312176953 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312176952 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Urban Government and the Rise of the French City by : William B. Cohen
Download or read book Urban Government and the Rise of the French City written by William B. Cohen and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1998 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By comparing the response of five major French provincial municipalities - Lyon, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Toulouse and St. Etienne - to the challenges of urbanization, the study is able to elucidate the extent to which city governments were at the forefront in the modernization of urban France.