Main entry:

Shapiro, Ann-Louise, 1944-

Title & Author:

Housing the poor of Paris, 1850-1902 / Ann-Louise Shapiro.

Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.

Description:

xx, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.
Public health and public order in the first half of the nineteenth century -- Working-class housing in the second empire -- Health and housing issues redefined -- Working-class housing and les classes dirigeantes -- Housing and municipal politics -- The regulation of "microbe factories": politics and public health.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

In the second half of the nineteenth century, when Paris became a modern urban center, the problem of working-class housing emerged as a major issue. In this study Ann-Louise Shapiro examines the reform activities of philanthropists, economist, municipal authorities, politicians, and public hygienists as they, together and separately, responded to the questions of the worker's foyer. Shapiro shows that the housing campaign touched all aspects of the "the social question." providing a rare perspective on the political, social, and institutional readjustments required by a changing urban environment in nineteenth century France. Shapiro's work will prove important reading for students and scholars of French history, urban society and government, and public health issues.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

029909880X
9780299098803

Subject:

Paris
Public housing France Paris History.
Public health France Paris History.
Poor France Paris History.
Housing standards
Public Health history
Logement social France Paris Histoire.
Pauvres France Paris Histoire.
Santé publique France Paris Histoire.
Poor
Public health
Public housing
Arbeiterwohnung
Wohnungsbau
Wohnungspolitik
Huisvesting.
Armen (personen)
Gezondheidszorg.
Public housing France Paris 19th century.
Public health France Paris 19th century.
Poor France Paris History 19th century.
Geschichte (1850-1902)
France Paris

Form/genre:

Theses.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 179315
Call No.: ID HD7288.78.F82.P357; ID:98-B177
Status: Available