Seductive journey
Subtitle: American tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age
By: Harvey Levenstein.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Americans -- France.; Tourism -- France -- History.; France -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Harvey Levenstein's Seductive Journey explains why so many Americans have visited France and tells the colorful story of what they did when they got there. From Fragonard to foie gras, the result is a highly entertaining examination of the transformation of American attitudes toward French food, sex, and culture, as well as an absorbing exploration of changing notions of class, gender, race, and nationality."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-351) and index.