{"product_id":"france-paperback-softback-9781509530021","title":"France (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509530021","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmile Chabal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509530021, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.3 x 11.4 x 1.8 cm, 0.181 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\u003cp\u003e\"A refreshing and tightly written introduction to France’s recent history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Asseraf, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this highly polished introduction to contemporary France, Chabal combines a keen eye for detail with an admirable capacity for vivid narration and analytical generalisation. His focus on France’s modern paradoxes offers a stimulating and enjoyable point of entry into the ongoing fractures of its contemporary social and political life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSudhir Hazareesingh, Oxford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This superb analysis of how France’s current struggles--over diversity, state authority, the EU, and much else--emerged from its history since 1940 will enthrall newcomers to the subject and experts alike. A major achievement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerrick Chapman, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Superb… upon finishing Chabal’s \u003ci\u003eFrance\u003c\/i\u003e one comes away feeling that few authors could have compressed more pertinent discussion into so few pages. It is a truly remarkable book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Goldhammer, Tocqueville 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Emile Chabal's text has the great benefit of clarifying and offering up new perspectives on familiar issues... [his] reading of some of the questions posed to and by the French people is particularly stimulating in the way that it highlights the gap between a republican language that saturates the public sphere, and the political and social dynamics that have repeatedly forced it to adapt.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Jousse, \u003ci\u003eTocqueville 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The reader would be hard pressed to find a better introduction and guide to contemporary France.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Thompson,\u003ci\u003e History: Review of New Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The reader will finish this synthetic, concise, and theoretically rich book armed with a narrative of French history since 1940, with an excellent list for further reading, with a snapshot of current debates in French studies and, perhaps most important, with a method to explore and explain events in France’s past, present, and future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvan Spritzer, \u003ci\u003eModern \u0026amp; Contemporary France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[D]eceptively easy to read and it makes difficult concepts accessible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinayo Nasiali, \u003ci\u003eModern \u0026amp; Contemporary France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] remarkable feat…. For those readers with little or no knowledge of modern and contemporary France, the book will provide an earnest and critical overview; for more knowledgeable readers there is still much to be gained from examining the multiple contradictions inherent in French society.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lees, \u003ci\u003eModern \u0026amp; Contemporary France\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"manages the rare feat of combining sparkling prose with in-depth and lucid analysis of French history in the eighty years since the fall of France stunned the world…\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice L. Conklin, \u003ci\u003eH-France Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Whose Republic? Whose citizenship? Whose France? Such questions animate this well conceived book with its elegant and perspicacious review of key debates in French culture, politics, and society. This enjoyable survey will stimulate debate for expert readers, while also enlightening student audiences, and each chapter could easily form the basis for a lively discussion seminar.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew W.M. Smith, \u003ci\u003eFrench Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chabal creates a thorough and complex narrative of the French state and its various paradoxes in an easily digestible format.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Agowun\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrance is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food, and fine art. But appearances can be deceptive. France is not only a place of culture and glamour; it also carries the bitter memories of violence, division and broken promises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this arresting book, Emile Chabal, a leading specialist of contemporary France, tells the story of a paradoxical country. From the calamitous defeat by Hitler's armies in 1940 to the spectacular gilets jaunes protests, he explores the contradictions that have shaped French history over the last eighty years. The picture that emerges is one of a nation struggling to reconcile its core political values with the realities of a diverse society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eListen to the author talk about the book with Roxanne Panchasi on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/france\"\u003eNew Books Network Podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A paradoxical nation\u003cbr\u003e 1. Defeat and resistance\u003cbr\u003e 2. Colonialism and anti-colonialism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Grandeur and decline\u003cbr\u003e 4. Left and right\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Republic and its discontents\u003cbr\u003e 6. Local citizens in a global state\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: An uncertain future\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460660392216,"sku":"9781509530021","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509530021.jpg?v=1785457189","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/france-paperback-softback-9781509530021","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}