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Book SynopsisWilliam Kornblum—an eminent urban sociologist and a veteran traveler in the Francophone world—invites readers on an exploration of a changing city. Blending travelogue and social observation, he roams Marseille’s neighborhoods and regions in the company of writers, scholars, activists, and ordinary people.
Trade ReviewTelling readers how to look at where they go sociologically, Kornblum creates a new kind of travel book, opening readers' eyes to what other travel books ignore. -- Howard S. Becker, author of
Art WorldsWilliam Kornblum is the rarest of néo-Marseillais: a newcomer deeply committed to understanding the city’s layered history and contradictory energies. Every page, every photo resonates with his sense of wonder and his affection for 'a city that has seen more than its share of misery and brave struggle.' -- Alice Kaplan, author of
Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary ClassicMarseille, Port to Port is an affectionate meander through Marseille, past and present, graciously informed and informative. Kornblum utilizes his well-honed ethnographic sensibilities to capture the human charms and historic urban features of his Marseille, as well as its struggles, including those of youth and poverty. This is a book that displays easy erudition and a positive esprit. -- Harvey Molotch, author of
Against Security: How We Go Wrong at Airports, Subways, and Other Sites of Ambiguous DangerA captivating and thoughtful portrait of the city and its citizens. * France Today *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Port to Port
1. From the Marseille Observatory
2. A Guide to the Ruisseau des Aygalades
3. Jean Sylva: La Visitation
4. Introduction to the Academy
5. Noailles: A Scholar on the Rue d’Aubagne
6. Beats of
Les Cités7. Dockers and Port Neighborhoods
8. Gaston Defferre: Rebuilding the City
9. Marseille, Spring 2020: Women Take Power
10. Pink at the Bone
11. Bouillabaisse in the Vallon des Auffes
12. Marseille/New York
Epilogue
Appendix: For Further Marseille Explorations
Index
