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A Concise History of France Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

A Concise History of France By Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

A Concise History of France by Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)


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A clear and up-to-date guide to French history from the early Middle Ages to the present - from Charlemagne to Chirac. This second edition, substantially re-written to take account of recent research, includes a new chapter on contemporary France.

A Concise History of France Summary

A Concise History of France by Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

This book provides a clear and well-informed guide to French history from the early Middle Ages to the present - from Charlemagne to Chirac. It offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available. Among the book's central themes are the relationship between state and society, the impact of war and such crucial questions as who possessed political power and how this power was used. It takes account of the great figures in French history, among which Philip Augustus, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Robespierre, Napoleon, de Gaulle and also the findings of social historians concerned with ordinary people, social structures, beliefs, and economic activity. This second edition, substantially re-written to take account of recent research, includes a new chapter on contemporary France - a society and political system in crisis as a result of globalisation, international terrorism, racial tension and a loss of confidence in political leaders.

A Concise History of France Reviews

'... coherent and eminently readable. It is a major - indeed unique - achievement.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'... a remarkably succinct story.' John Wright, BBC

About Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

Roger Price is Professor of History at the University of Wales. He has written extensively on French history; his latest publications include The French Second Empire:an Anatomy of Political Power (2001) and People and Politics in France, 1848-1870 (2004).

Table of Contents

Part I. Medieval and Early Modern France: 1. Population and resources in pre-industrial France; 2. Society and politics in medieval France; 3. Society and politics in early modern France; Part II. The Dual Revolution: Modern and Contemporary France: 4. Revolution and Empire; 5. The nineteenth century: continuity and change; 6. A time of crisis, 1914-1945; 7. Reconstruction and renewal: the Trente Glorieuses; 8. A society under stress.

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GOR002398566
9780521606561
052160656X
A Concise History of France by Roger Price (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
20050714
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