Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Paris in the 1950s 19
7. 2. The Landscape of Populism 62
8. 3. Public Space and Confrontation 106
9. 4. Spatial Imagination and the Avant-Garde 162
10. 5. Paris as Cinematic Space 204
11. 6. The Left Bank 241
12. 7. Planning Paris 289
13. Conclusion: Constructing the Paris of Tomorrow 341
14. Notes 349
15. Bibliography 377
16. Index 393