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The Stonemasons of Creuse in Nineteenth-Century Paris | 
 enlarge | Author: Casey Harison
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 120579
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 331
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0874130204
Dewey Decimal Number: 331.76931094436109034
EAN: 9780874130201
ASIN: 0874130204
Publication Date: May 30, 2008
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This book connects the story of a group of migrant workers to the question of why Paris became the nineteenth century's "capital of revolution," and why this stage of the city's history ended. The stonemasons were well-known for their skills, their seasonal migration from central France, but especially for their role in rebellion. They were set apart by a persistent reputation tying them to the city's tumultuous legacy and to a physical location - the Place de Greve - where they sought jobs. Parisians and police saw the masons as part of the "dangerous classes," while to bosses they were considered "docile." The frequency with which the stonemasons were arrested following political unrest had no precedent. This analysis is the only one that places the masons' story within the larger history of nineteenth-century Paris. The coverage spans the long nineteenth century, starting before 1789 and ending near 1914.
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