Download or read book Constructing Paris in the Age of Revolution written by A. Potofsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France.