France in the world : a new global history
2021
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A fresh, provocative history that renews our understanding of France in the world through short, incisive essays ranging from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015. Bringing together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming historians, this bestselling history conceives of France not as a fixed, rooted entity, but instead as a place and an idea in flux, moving beyond all borders and frontiers, shaped by exchanges and mixtures. Presented in chronological order from 34,000 BC to 2015, each chapter covers a significant year from its own particular angle - the marriage of a Viking leader to a Carolingian princess proposed by Charles the Fat in 882, the Persian embassy's reception at the court of Louis XIV in 1715, the Chilean coup d'état against President Salvador Allende in 1973 that mobilised a generation of French left-wing activists. France in the World combines the intellectual rigour of an academic work with the liveliness and readability of popular history. With a brand-new preface aimed at an international audience, this English-language edition will inspire Francophiles and scholars alike.
Main title:
France in the world : a new global history / edited by Patrick Boucheron with Nicolas Delalande, Florian Mazel, Yann Potin, Pierre Singaravélou ; English language edition edited by Stéphane Gerson ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan, Jane Kuntz, Alexis Pernsteiner, Anthony Roberts, Willard Wood.
Author:
Boucheron, Patrick, editorDelalande, Nicolas, editorMazel, Florian, editorPotin, Yann, editorSingaravélou, Pierre, editorGerson, Stéphane, editorFagan, Teresa Lavender, translatorKuntz, Jane, translatorPernsteiner, Alexis, translatorRoberts, Anthony (Translator), translatorWood, Willard, transator
Edition:
English-language edition.
Imprint:
London : Gallic Books, 2021.©2019
Collation:
1360 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in 2017 as Histoire mondiale de la Frace by Éditions du Seuil, Paris.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781913547011 (pbk)9781913547011
Dewey class:
944
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
515186
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 944 FRA | Onloan - Due: 05 Aug 2025 |