A Concise History of France |
 Roger Price
ISBN: 052136809X
This book provides a clear and well-informed guide to French history from the emergence of a strong state in the Ile-de-France in the early middle ages, to the trente glorieuses following the Second World War and the Mitterrand presidency. As such, it...(read more) |
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A History of French Passions Vol 1: Ambition, Love, and Politics |
Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 0198221770
This is a history of the French, which tries to explain their idiosyncrasies, enthusiasms and prejudices. It goes beyond a recital of events to investigate their attitudes and behaviour over an unusually wide range of activities. This first part...(read more) |
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A History of French Passions Vol 2: Intellect, Taste, and Anxiety |
Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 0198221789
This is a history of the French, which tries to explain their idiosyncrasies, enthusiasms and prejudices. It goes beyond a recital of events to investigate their attitudes and behaviour over an unusually wide range of activities. The first part...(read more) |
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Between Crown and Community: Politics and Civic Culture in Sixteenth-century Poitiers |
 Hilary J. Bernstein
ISBN: 0801442346
Focusing on the French provincial city of Poitiers, Hilary Bernstein illustrates the workings of 16th century politics - the interaction of political identities, rhetorical strategies, and ritual practices with the civic traditions of the premodern...(read more) |
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Citizens |
 Simon Schama
ISBN: 0140172068
From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and...(read more) |
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France and Britain, 1900-1940 |
P. M. H. Bell
ISBN: 0582229537
This is the first of a two-volume study which analyzes the complex relationship between Britain and France in the 20th century. This volume runs from the period of intense imperial rivalry at the turn of the century, to the fall of France to Germany....(read more) |
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France in Modern Times |
 Gordon Wright
ISBN: 0393967050
This text charts the political history of France from the 18th century to the present, interspersing narrative with chapters on society, the economy, culture and historiography. This edition reflects recent research on the French Revolution, taking into...(read more) |
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Luminous Debris |
 Gustaf Sobin
ISBN: 0520222458
This text explores the landscapes of Provence and Languedoc, drawing on prehistory, protohistory, and Gallo-Roman antiquity, focusing on a particular place or artifact for the relevance inherent in each. A Bronze Age earring or the rippling wave pattern...(read more) |
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Parliament of Poitiers: War, Government and Politics in France, 1418-38 |
Roger Little
ISBN: 0901050989
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Scents of Time |
 Edwin Morris
ISBN: 3791322176
This book reveals perfume's widespread and permanent place in our culture of the senses, through illustrations, artefacts and paintings dating from 2000 BCE. The reader is guided through the ages through the bronze vessels of Babylon, kohl containers...(read more) |
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The Armies of Crecy and Poitiers |
 Christopher Rothero
ISBN: 0850453933
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The Battle of Poitiers 1356 |
 David Green
ISBN: 0752425579
A history of the devasting French defeat during the Hundred Years War by an English force outnumbered two-to-one, led by the Black Prince. |
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The Brandy Trade Under the Ancien Regime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente |
 L. M. Cullen
ISBN: 0521592488
In this study of the brandy trade and its merchants, Professor Cullen explores the development of cognac, the world's most famous spirit product, which emerged as a consequence of a chronic wine surplus. While Professor Cullen focuses on the brandy...(read more) |
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of France |
 Colin Jones
ISBN: 0521669928
Combining illustration with text, this is a political and social history of France from earliest times to the present day. It emphasizes social, economic and cultural issues throughout. The diversity of the French heritage - scientific and artistic,...(read more) |
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The Duchess of Angouleme and the Two Restorations |
 Imbert de Saint-Amand
ISBN: 1410202216
From the return of Louis XVIII. to France until the arrival of the Duchess of Berry, the Duchess of Angouleme is the only woman who can be described as a woman of the Tuileries. It is she who attracts all eyes; she who represents the legend of the...(read more) |
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The Possession at Loudun |
 Michel De Certeau
ISBN: 0226100359
It is August 18, 1634. Father Urbain Grandier, convicted of sorcery that led to the demonic possession of the Ursuline nuns of provincial Loudun in France, confesses his sins on the porch of the church of Saint-Pierre, then perishes in flames lit by...(read more) |
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Twentieth-Century France |
 James F. McMillan
ISBN: 0340522399
This is a wide-ranging survey of 20th-century French history. Originally published under the title "Dreyfus to de Gaulle", this book has been revised and extended to bring the account up to the present day. Additional material has been added which looks...(read more) |
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