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- France in the World: A New Global History. By Patrick Boucheron; Stephane Gerson | 70% Off. This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, provocative essays that range from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015.Bringing together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming ...
- A Concise History of France. By Roger Price. This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available ranging from the early middle ages to the present.
- The Cult of the Nation in France: Inventing Nationalism, 1680-1800. By David A. Bell | Used Price: 50% Off. Using eighteenth-century France as a case study, David Bell offers an important new argument about the origins of nationalism.
- France in the Making 843-1180. By Jean Dunbabin. Covering the centuries between the disintegration of the Carolingian empire and the rise of the French monarchy, this book traces the long period of gestation that ended with the emergence of the kingdom of France as a recognizable entity, both on the map of Europe and in the ...
- A Brief History of France. Buy from Bookshop.org. A Brief History of France by Cecil Jenkins. British art historian and literary historian Cecil Jenkins is known as "the Englishman who knows France best".
- The Seine: The River That Made Paris. Buy from Bookshop.org. The Seine: The River that Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino. Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny.
- How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City. Buy from Bookshop.org. How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City by Joan DeJean.
- Seven Ages of Paris. Buy from Bookshop.org. Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne. In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world's truly great cities.
Apr 16, 2024 · The best books on The French Revolution, recommended by Lynn Hunt. It’s a revolution that still resonates and yet it resists easy interpretation. Lynn Hunt, a leading historian of the French Revolution, tells us what the events of 1789 and later years really meant, and what relevance they have for us today.
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The best one-volume books, plus a bonus for people wanting one book on recent events. 1. A Concise History of Franceby Roger Price: Part of the Cambridge Concise Histories series, (and so linked to another book on this list), this text is a middle length run through of a fascinating but at times complicated history. The third edition has an extra c...
Want to start reading about French history, but aren’t sure where to start? We’ve broken down the best books we’ve run on French history and divided them into three lists; we’ve also paid attention to covering as much ground as possible. Pre-Revolutionary France: Top 10 France evolved around the turn of the first millennium, but this list goes back...
Check out this list of product summaries, that highlight the pros and cons of some stand-out books on French history. The list provides a brief review and lists supplementary detail; many entries also link to full reviews, including the below. 1. Citizens by Simon Schama This book is a standout among all history books, not just those about French ...
PART I MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN FRANCE 13 1 Population and resources in pre-industrial France 15 2 Society and politics in medieval France 30 3 Society and politics in early modern France 54 PART II THE DUAL REVOLUTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FRANCE 97 4 Revolution and Empire 99 5 The nineteenth century: continuity and change 165
Running from the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, it traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution to the final triumph of Napoleon in 1802. It also analyses the impact of events in France upon the rest of Europe and the world beyond.
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Jul 14, 2005 · A Concise History of France. This book provides a clear and up-to-date guide to French history from the early middle ages to the present--from Charlemagne to Chirac. Among the book's...
