France
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France
（Polity histories）
Polity Press, 2020
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Further reading: p. [180]-186
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
France 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.
In 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.
Listen to the author talk about the book with Roxanne Panchasi on the New Books Network Podcast
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Maps
Chronology
Introduction: A paradoxical nation
1. Defeat and resistance
2. Colonialism and anti-colonialism
3. Grandeur and decline
4. Left and right
5. The Republic and its discontents
6. Local citizens in a global state
Conclusion: An uncertain future
Further reading
Index
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