France in the World: A New Global History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590519417)

This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, provocative essays that range 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'騁at against President Salvador Allende in 1973 that mobilized a generation of French left-wing activists.

France in the World combines the intellectual rigor 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 be an essential resource for Francophiles and scholars alike.

Author: Patrick Boucheron
ISBN-10: 1590519418
ISBN-13: 9781590519417
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Language: English
Published: 04/09/2019
Pages: 992
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 2.00d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/26/2019