{"product_id":"place-and-locality-in-modern-philip-whalen-9781474282772","title":"Place and Locality in Modern France","description":"\u003ci\u003ePlace and Locality in Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e analyses the significance and changing constructions of local place in modern France. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars from around the world, this book provides a timely overview of the cross-disciplinary thinking that is currently taking place over a central issue in French history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributed chapters address a range of subjects that include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the politics of administrative reform, decentralization, regionalism and local advocacy; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the role of commerce in engendering narratives and experience of local place;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the importance of ethnic, class, gender and race distinctions in shaping local connection and identity;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the generation and transmission of knowledge about local place and culture through academia, civic heritage and popular memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a reconsideration of the 'local' in French history, \u003ci\u003ePlace and Locality in Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the divide between micro- and macro-history for all those interested in ideas of locality and culture in modern French and European history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Whalen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474282776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474282772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Philip Whalen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200716259583,"sku":"9781474282772","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_024d9a78-9532-4ee8-a6ae-048b831a0122.jpg?v=1756787671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/place-and-locality-in-modern-philip-whalen-9781474282772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}