{"product_id":"9780007584574_paris-city-of-light-19191939-text-only","title":"Paris, City of Light: 1919–1939 (Text Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis between the wars: our impression is one of gaiety, frivolity, fashion, of exuberant living – a city whose lights were put out by the terrifyingly rapid advance of the German panzers in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so, in some ways, it was. But as Vincent Cronin shows in this compelling and original book – which encompasses social, intellectual, political and cultural history – the full picture was much more complex. Cronin examines developments in the arts, fashion and politics, and has something surprising to say about each of them; but also investigates the achievements of Parisian philosophers and industrialists. It is notoriously difficult to perceive valid patterns across such a broad range of human activities as these, but that is exactly what Cronin has done. The result is a thoroughly convincing and engrossing portrait of a city outwardly confident and intent on enjoying life, but behind that uncertain, divided and ultimately incapable of standing up to aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vincent Cronin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285440020629,"sku":"9780007584574","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007584574.jpg?v=1776992193","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007584574_paris-city-of-light-19191939-text-only","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}