From the twilight of the Belle Époque (which was really anything but) to the humiliation of the Occupation, Paris was a beacon of creativity that outshone even the preceding century: philosophers shed light on the world, artists defied conventions, and women ruled fashion. Among the world capitals, Paris held its own, to say the least... The Roger-Viollet agency has kept snapshots of this glowing flame of an era snuffed out by disaster.

Paris, une capitale
au-dessus du volcan
(1910-1940)
Nicolas Chaudun, 2011
ISBN 978-2-35039-116-8
42 euros