Mary McAuliffe is een historicus wiens werk zich verdiept in het ingewikkelde tapijt van de Franse geschiedenis en cultuur. Ze bezit een diep begrip van cruciale tijdperken en onderzoekt nauwgezet de complexe maatschappelijke en politieke veranderingen die deze definiëren. Het schrijven van McAuliffe kenmerkt zich door haar levendige betrokkenheid bij de sfeer en de geest van vervlogen tijden, waardoor lezers met meeslepende verhalen naar het verleden worden getrokken. Haar boeken bieden fascinerende inzichten in het leven en de culturen van specifieke perioden, waarbij vaak de opkomst en ondergang van beschavingen en hun elites worden onderzocht.
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.