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Paris: Capital of the World.(Reviews)(Book Review)

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From: Journal of Social History
Date: 20040322
Author:Jordan, David P.

Paris: Capital of the World. By Patrice Higonnet (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. 493 pp. $35.00).

I think it was James M. Barrie, Peter Pan's creator, who defended George Bernard Shaw against a critic who accused him of being scattered-brained: 'At least he has brains to scatter.' The quip may serve as a commentary on Patrice Higonnet's lavishly produced, erudite, witty, and smart book.

All books about Paris are necessarily idiosyncratic. The city is so big, so diverse, its history so long, dense, and rich, the literature on Paris so daunting, that one must ...

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