Research Catalog

Title

The stonemasons of Creuse in nineteenth-century Paris / Casey Harison.

Author

Harison, Casey, 1957-

Publication

Newark : University of Delaware Press, ©2008.

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Details

Description

331 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"This book connects the story of a group of migrant workers to the question of why Paris became the nineteenth century's "capital of revolution," and why this stage of the city's history ended. The stonemasons were well-known for their skills, their seasonal migration from central France, but especially for their role in rebellion. They were set apart by a persistent reputation tying them to the city's tumultuous legacy and to a physical location - the Place de Greve - where they sought jobs. Parisians and police saw the masons as part of the "dangerous classes," while to bosses they were considered "docile." The frequency with which the stonemasons were arrested following political unrest had no precedent. This analysis is the only one that places the masons' story within the larger history of nineteenth-century Paris. The coverage spans the long nineteenth century, starting before 1789 and ending near 1914."--book jacket.

Alternative Title

Stonemasons of Creuse in 19th-century Paris

Subject

• 1800-1899
• Geschichte 1800-1900
• Stonemasons > France > Paris > History > 19th century
• Stonemasons > France > Creuse > History > 19th century
• Insurgency > France > Paris > History > 19th century
• Insurgency
• Stonemasons
• Steinmetz
• Revolution 1848
• France > Creuse
• France > Paris
• Paris
• Frankreich
• Creuse (Dep.)

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-328) and index.

Contents

The stonemasons from old regime to new -- Place and history: the stonemasons and the Place de Greve -- Martin Nadaud and the metier of masonry -- Stonemasons, police, and contention -- The stonemasons and the revolution of 1848 -- Contention un-done: the stonemasons, 1848-71 -- The stonemasons settle into Paris.

ISBN

• 9780874130201
• 0874130204

LCCN

2007043619

OCLC

• ocn180573946
• 180573946
• SCSB-1475320

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library