They eat horses, don't they?
Subtitle: the truth about the French
By: Piu Marie Eatwell
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781250053053
Subjects: Stereotypes (Social psychology); French National characteristics; Myth; Social life and customs
Description: "Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French, from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor, to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, right?)"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd, c2013"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340).
Table of contents: title: The king of cuisines and the cuisine of kings: myths about French food and drink; title: Trop belle pour toi: myths about French women; title: Dangerous liaisons: myths about French sex, marriage and children; title: Merde alors!: myths about French plumbing; title: Bof! Je m'en fous!: myths about French manners; title: Libert?, egalit?, fraternit?: myths about French history and society; title: A land of cultural exceptions: myths about French culture; title: City of light: myths about Paris; title: La France profonde: myths about the French on holiday; title: The best of enemies: myths about the entente cordiale.