{"product_id":"an-historical-geography-of-france-hardback-9780521322089","title":"An Historical Geography of France (Hardback) 9780521322089","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Historical Geography of France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1994 book traces the historical geography of France from its roots in the Roman province of Gaul to the 1990s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eXavier de Planhol (Author), Paul Claval (With), Janet Lloyd (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521322089, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e590 pages, 92 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 1.03 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"..the book provides a clear framework for an easy understanding of the dominance of factors of unity over factors of unity over factors of dislocation affecting French history, and to a larger extent the French psyche.  ,,,this Historical Geography of France is an absolute pleasure to read.  ...this multi-purpose book is necessary addition to the library of all colleges or universities where French programs still carry some weight.\"    Laurent Ditmann, European Studies Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this 1994 book, Xavier de Planhol and Paul Claval, two of France's leading scholars in the field, trace the historical geography of their country from its roots in the Roman province of Gaul to the 1990s. They demonstrate how, for centuries, France was little more than an ideological concept, despite its natural physical boundaries and long territorial history. They examine the relatively late development of a more complex territorial geography, involving political, religious, cultural, agricultural and industrial unities and diversities. The conclusion reached is that only in the twentieth century had France achieved a profound territorial unity and only now are the fragmentations of the past being overwritten.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Genesis of France: 1. The isthmus of Gaul\u003cbr\u003e 2. The impact of Rome\u003cbr\u003e 3. From Gaul to France\u003cbr\u003e 4. The birth of France\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Traditional Organisation of the Territory of France: 5. The major divisions\u003cbr\u003e 6. The secondary divisions\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Centralisation and Diversification of the French Space: 7. Paris and the Parisian centralisation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cultural action and reaction: unity and diversity\u003cbr\u003e 9. The economic differentiation of space\u003cbr\u003e 10. The rural exodus and urbanisation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The France of large organisations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007088972056,"sku":"9780521322089","price":135.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521322089i_10890ce9-bedc-4f43-8c06-6377f6b47682.jpg?v=1691375190","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-historical-geography-of-france-hardback-9780521322089","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}