{"product_id":"the-cambridge-illustrated-history-of-france-paperback-9780521669924","title":"The Cambridge Illustrated History of France (Paperback) 9780521669924","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Illustrated History of France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gripping, superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin Jones (Author), Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521669924, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 May 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 88 b\/w illus.  118 colour illus.  51 maps\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.4 x 2.4 cm, 0.84 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'Good one-volume histories of France are not all that common, and after this one they might well become less so. This is because it is hard to see how it might be bettered … this book will be the obvious starting point for years to come for anglophones everywhere who want to know about the history of France.' French Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCombining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Foreword E. Le Roy Ladurie\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. France before the Romans\u003cbr\u003e 2. Roman Gaul 55 BC to c. AD 500\u003cbr\u003e 3. From Frankish Gaul to the kingdom of West Francia c. 500 to 987\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Middle Ages 987 to 1328\u003cbr\u003e 5. Valois France: the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance c. 1300 to c. 1600\u003cbr\u003e 6. From Counter-Reformation to Enlightenment c. 1610 to c. 1780\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Revolution and beyond c. 1780 to 1851\u003cbr\u003e 8. From the Second Empire to World War I 1852 to 1914\u003cbr\u003e 9. France in transition: World War I to the Liberation 1914 to 1944\u003cbr\u003e 10. Post-war France: expansion and beyond 1945 to 1981\u003cbr\u003e 11. France after 1981: the Mitterand years\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Picture acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\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":45908888060184,"sku":"9780521669924","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521669924i_843cdd1e-cddc-44f6-9673-f158a13766bb.jpg?v=1691379722","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-illustrated-history-of-france-paperback-9780521669924","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}