Paris sewers and sewermen: realities and representations
Auteur :
Reid, Donald
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674654631
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1993
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
354 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The sewers of Paris were an important cultural phenomenon, and the men who worked in them a source of fascination. Reid shows that observing how such labourers present themselves and are represented by others is a way to reflect on the material and cultural foundations of everyday life.