Abstract
Abstract In French historiography the period between the mid-1940s and the mid- 1970s is often characterized as a ‘glorious’ period dominated by economic growth, modernization, and the emergence of a more equal society. However, while still frequently employed, this narrative is currently under scrutiny. The article follows this critical perspective and discusses how it affects the analysis of later decades. Exploring representations of “modern” and “backward” living in modern mass housing and French shanty towns, it argues that contemporaries doubted the merits of urban modernization from early on. It points to the continuities in urban inequality and its perception from the late 1950s onwards.
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