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Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944
por De Courcy, Anne
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- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1250177073
- ISBN 13
- 9781250177070
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2020. x, 293 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/top edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In this captivating narrative, Chanel's Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century. The Cote d'Azur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited by a sparkling cast of characters including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joseph P. Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Colette, the Mitfords, Picasso, Cecil Beaton, and Somerset Maugham. The elite flocked to the Riviera each year to swim, gamble, and escape from the turbulence plaguing the rest of Europe. At the glittering center of it all was Coco Chanel, whose very presence at her magnificently appointed villa, La Pausa, made it the ultimate place to be. Born an orphan, her beauty and formidable intelligence allured many men, but it was her incredible talent, relentless work ethic, and exquisite taste that made her an icon. But this wildly seductive world was poised on the edge of destruction. In a matter of months, the Nazis swooped down and the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos gave way to the horrors of evacuation and the displacement of thousands of families during World War II. From the bitter struggle to survive emerged powerful stories of tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism. Enriched by original research and de Courcy's signature skill, Chanel's Riviera brings the experiences of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1930, the Beginning: La Pausa; Misia Sert and Her Circle; Fun, Games and the Beginning of Terror; Love and Glamour on the Sunshine Coast; Socialism and Mrs Simpson; 1937, the Rise of Schiaparelli; The Shadow of War; 'La dro^le de guerre'; June 1940; The Vichy Government; 'A German Victory is Certain'; The Brutal Antisemitism of Vichy; Italian Protection; Escapes, Captures and Starvation Rations; Trying to Survive; Dubious Activities; The Resistance Grows Stronger, the Starving People Weaker; Last Days; Epilogue.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 105699
- Título
- Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944
- Autor
- De Courcy, Anne
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Fine
- Edição
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 1250177073
- ISBN 13
- 9781250177070
- Editorial
- St. Martin's Press
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2020
- Dimensão
- 8vo
- Catálogos de livreiros
- European / 8. Modern, 1900-1945; Design / Fashion & Costume; European / French;
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