Mary McAuliffe ist eine Historikerin, deren Werk sich mit dem komplexen Gefüge der französischen Geschichte und Kultur beschäftigt. Sie verfügt über ein tiefes Verständnis wichtiger Epochen und untersucht akribisch die komplexen gesellschaftlichen und politischen Umwälzungen, die sie prägen. McAuliffes Schreiben zeichnet sich durch seine lebendige Auseinandersetzung mit der Atmosphäre und dem Geist vergangener Zeiten aus und zieht den Leser mit fesselnder Erzählweise in die Vergangenheit. Ihre Bücher bieten faszinierende Einblicke in das Leben und die Kulturen bestimmter Perioden und untersuchen oft den Aufstieg und Fall von Zivilisationen und ihren Eliten.
A multilayered exploration of Paris--its people and stories. This book weaves a narrative that takes the readers into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations. Drawing upon her many years of research and travel, McAuliffe searches out beauty and historic meaning within a busy, modern-day city and a turbulent world.
This book traces the profound transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III's Second Empire, as he and Georges Haussmann completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades. Their breathtaking-and brutal-achievement was mirrored by dramatic social, cultural, and political changes, all brought to life through McAuliffe's evocative narrative.
Paris on the Brink vividly portrays the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s. The decade was marked by violence at home and the rise of Hitler abroad, even as glamour prevailed in fashion and Surrealism sparked new forms of artistic creativity. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this vibrant era to life.
When Paris Sizzled vividly portrays the City of Light during the fabulous 1920s, when art and architecture, music, literature, fashion, entertainment, transportation, and behavior all took dramatically new forms. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this vibrant era to life.
Examines the period of French history from 1871 to the onset of World War I, which was marked by advances in politics, the arts, music, science, and technology, through the eyes of the innovators who fought the forces of tradition.
Describes the visionary works and discoveries of the intellectuals and artists who lived in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century, against a background of struggles between the Church and state, widespread poverty, and the approaching Great War.