Paris: Biography of City from 1715 to World War II

5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Seminar, three hours. Designed for College Honors students. Exploration of history of Paris from death of Louis XIV to World War II. Study of consequences of rapid urbanization and reasons why Paris became fulcrum for political revolutions. Examination of Paris as locus of modernism, its rebuilding and design under Baron George Haussmann, impact of World War I and expat culture, and city’s housing crisis. P/NP or letter grading.