Please join us in a one-hour Zoom presentation: “Paris Goods: Luxury Retailing and the Emergence of les Grands Magasins” with Roger Mummert and the Alliance Française April 9 at 4pm EDT Register: https://www.afusa.org/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=91 Explore luxury retailing in Paris beginning with Medieval times, when travelers sought les articles de Paris, the superior goods produced there by guild artisans. We look at the emergence of new retailing venues: the Arcades, Novelty Store...
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Please join us in a one-hour Zoom presentation: “Paris Goods: Luxury Retailing and the Emergence of les Grands Magasins” with Roger Mummert and the Alliance Française April 9 at 4pm EDT Register: https://www.afusa.org/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=91 Explore luxury retailing in Paris beginning with Medieval times, when travelers sought les articles de Paris, the superior goods produced there by guild artisans. We look at the emergence of new retailing venues: the Arcades, Novelty Store...
Laïcité Part 3: Public Education Becomes a Battleground
Paris: "A City of Ideas"
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3 years ago
Laïcité Part 3: Public Education Becomes a Battleground
In the 19th century, public education in France was made mandatory and secular. The Catholic Church, which previously had controlled and administered education, viewed this as a hostile act of anti-clericism. They faced off against the proponents of secularism in what was known as "The Conflict of the Two Frances." Today, more than ever, schools are battleground over secularism, religious expression and separatism. This podcast is part of "Paris: A City of Ideas," a series ...
Paris: "A City of Ideas"
Please join us in a one-hour Zoom presentation: “Paris Goods: Luxury Retailing and the Emergence of les Grands Magasins” with Roger Mummert and the Alliance Française April 9 at 4pm EDT Register: https://www.afusa.org/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=91 Explore luxury retailing in Paris beginning with Medieval times, when travelers sought les articles de Paris, the superior goods produced there by guild artisans. We look at the emergence of new retailing venues: the Arcades, Novelty Store...
