Edition |
Second edition
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Publication |
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Description |
491pBlue Spine
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Series |
Cambridge concise histories
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Summary/Abstract |
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.
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Contents |
Part I - Medieval and Early Modern France
Population and Resources in Pre-Industrial France
Society and Politics in Medieval France
Society and Politics in Early Modern France
Part II - The Dual Revolutions: Modern and Contemporary France
Revolution and Empire
The Nineteenth Century: Continuity and Change
A Time of Crisis, 1914-1945
Reconstruction and Renewal: The Trente Glorieuses
A society under stress
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Standard Number |
0521060656X Pb.
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