Modern France
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Vanessa Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780195389418
Subjects: Civilization; French National characteristics; History
Description: A lively and informative short volume that shows that France is not a faded glory but rather a place that has defined and shaped the key issues of our contemporary world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The French Revolution, politics and the modern nation; title: French and the civilizing mission; title: Paris and magnetic appeal; title: France stirs up the melting pot; title: France hurtles into the future.