Making space for the dead : catacombs, cemeteries, and the reimagining of Paris, 1780-1830 /
"This book unearths the revolutionary history of Paris's most famous spaces for the dead, including Père Lachaise Cemetery and the Paris Catacombs, and explains how they became powerful sources of collective identity for modern France"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2019.
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| Summary: | "This book unearths the revolutionary history of Paris's most famous spaces for the dead, including Père Lachaise Cemetery and the Paris Catacombs, and explains how they became powerful sources of collective identity for modern France"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 210 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501715594 1501715593 |