{"product_id":"paris-after-the-liberation-1944-1949-9780142437926","title":"Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A rich and intriguing story whcih the authors disentangle with great skill.\"--\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Antony Beevor, the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eD-Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Arnhem\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages of the Cold War. Against this volatile political backdrop, every aspect of life is portrayed: scores were settled in a rough and uneven justice, black marketers grew rich on the misery of the population, and a growing number of intellectual luminaries and artists including Hemingway, Beckett, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Cocteau, and Picassocontributed new ideas and a renewed vitality to this extraordinary moment in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142437926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Antony Beevor, Artemis Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775945568437,"sku":"9780142437926","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ed1c8a73-7b28-4291-bb9d-d31001fc15e5.jpg?v=1730821469","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paris-after-the-liberation-1944-1949-9780142437926","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}