Colin Jones 
The Shortest History of France [EPUB ebook] 

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From Roman conquest to Emmanuel Macron, the Gauls to de Gaulle, trade to war, religion to migration, colonialism to slavery, Joan of Arc to Asterix …

France is the most popular tourist destination in the world, thanks to its unsurpassed cultural and historical riches. Gothic architecture, Louis XIV opulence, revolutionary spirit, café society, haute cuisine and couture – what could be more quintessentially French?

Rarely, however, do we think of France as a melting pot, but historian Colin Jones asserts it’s no less a mélange of foreign ingredients than the United States, and by some measures more. As nationalism and anti-immigration rhetoric surge in France (and elsewhere),

The Shortest History of France presents a portrait of a nation whose politics and society have always been shaped by global forces.

Clear-eyed and avoiding traps of national exceptionalism, Jones unfolds France’s first millennium of invasions and subjugation by its neighbours and iterations of the Roman Empire, to the Enlightenment, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and The Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, its darker moments have included overseas colonisation, the Vichy regime and the Algerian War, along with persistent racism, police brutality, and civil unrest.

The Shortest History of France is a dynamic, global story enhanced with touches of cultural radiance – truly a retelling for our times.

‘Colin Jones, one of the finest living scholars of early modern France, is no ordinary historian.’ —Literary Review

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Colin Jones, CBE, FBA, is Emeritus Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author and editor of many works on French history, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of France, The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon, The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris and French Revolutionary Lives.

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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 240 ● ISBN 9781743824023 ● 出版者 Schwartz Books Pty. Ltd. ● 国家 AU ● 发布时间 2025 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 10004171 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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