Books we recommend

We thought we would share some of our favorite books with you, concerning the history of the City of Light. Paris offers an endless amount of stories and personalities for history buffs who wish to spend time here. Enjoy!
 

Robert Cole
A Traveller’s History of Paris
Interlink Books, 2006
A complete history of Paris and the people who have shaped its destiny.

Andrew Hussey
Paris: The Secret History
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
The history of Paris from criminals, insurrectionists, immigrants and sexual outsiders.

Alistair Horne
The Seven Ages of Paris
Vintage, 2004
A Historical narrative covering seven ages of cultural and social life in Paris.

Anthony Sutcliffe
Paris: An Archetectural History
Yale University Press: USA, 1996
The architectural development of Paris over 20 centuries.

David A. Andelman
A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today
Wiley, 2007
Looks at the failures of the Versailles peace conference.

Colin Jones
Paris: The Biography of a City
Penguin, 2006
Examines how rulers, economy, religion and violence have shaped the city.

Nancy Green, Gordon, James
Ready-to-Wear and Ready-to-Work: A Century of Industry and Immigrants in Paris and New York (Comparative and International Working-Class History)
Duke University Press: New York, 1997
Analyzing the garment industry from the point of view of economic, social, cultural, political, and gender history.

Solange Hando
Memories of Times Past: Paris
Thunder Bay Press, 2008
Part art book, part social history and part period scrapbook.

Arnold Delaney and Geoffrey Smith
Paris by Metro
Interlink Books, 2006
An absolutely essential guide to really knowing Paris.

Jacques Yonnet and Christine Donougher
Paris Noir: The Secret History of a City
Dedalus, 2007
Reveals some of the darker quarters of Paris on the Left Bank

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