Paris-Edinburgh [[electronic resource] ] : cultural connections in the Belle Epoque / / Siân Reynolds

• Autore: Reynolds Sian
• Pubblicazione: Aldershot, Hants, England, : Ashgate, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/2413404436109034
• Soggetto topico: Scots - France - Paris
• Soggetto geografico: Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century; Paris (France) Social life and customs 19th century; Paris (France) Intellectual life 20th century; Paris (France) Social life and customs 20th century; Edinburgh (Scotland) Intellectual life 19th century; Edinburgh (Scotland) Social life and customs 19th century; Edinburgh (Scotland) Intellectual life 20th century; Edinburgh (Scotland) Social life and customs 20th century; France Relations Scotland; Scotland Relations France
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Seine and Forth: Paris and Edinburgh in 1900; 2 Stone Cities; 3 Taking the Boat-train to Montparnasse: Edinburgh Artists in Paris; 4 Bringing Parisians to Edinburgh: Patrick Geddes's Networks of Academics, Anarchists and Artists, 1870's to 1890's; 5 A 'Petite Entente'? The Origins of the Franco-Scottish Society; 6 Professor Geddes Goes to the Fair: The Globe, the Assembly and the Rue des Nations at the 1900 Paris Exhibition; 7 An 'Entente Cordiale' in Publishing, or a Scottish Victory? Nelson's French Collection ; 8 New Women, Old Men? Afterword; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: By the end of the nineteenth century Paris was widely acknowledged as the cultural capital of the world; Edinburgh by contrast may still be thought of as a rather staid city of lawyers and Presbyterian ministers, academics and doctors. Yet despite this apparent cultural opposition, Professor Reynolds argues that in fact both cities shared a number of similar concerns and ideals that were fostered and developed by growing links and international travel. This book seeks not to treat Paris-Edinburgh links in isolation, or to exaggerate them, but to use them to provide a fresh perspective on the
• Titolo autorizzato: Paris-Edinburgh
• ISBN: 1-317-08406-3; 1-281-24102-4; 9786611241025; 0-7546-8302-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450876303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Historical urban studies.