The Human Tradition in Modern France

Herausgeber: Klairmont-Lingo, Alison; Vincent, K. Steven

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Produktbeschreibung

This engaging textbook provides a human perspective of the history of France from 1789 to the present through essays that highlight individuals and intriguing events that too often have been lost under labels and statistics. Students will gain an understanding of the humor and passion in French history from these original chapters by established scholars. This collection also relates the individuals, events, and controversies to current historiographical debates. The Human Tradition in Modern France is an excellent supplementary text for courses on French history as well as on Western Civilization.

Produktdetails

• The Human Tradition around the World series
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 351g
• ISBN-13: 9780842028059
• ISBN-10: 0842028056
• Artikelnr.: 21210505

Autorenporträt

K. Steven Vincent is professor of history at North Carolina State University. Alison Klairmont-Lingo is an independent scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: 1789-1815 Chapter 1: Voices from the Streets in the
French Revolution Chapter 2: Death in the Bathtub: Charlotte Corday and
Jean-Paul Marat Chapter 3: The Chénier Brothers and Jacques-Louis David:
Artists in the French Revolution Part II: 1815-1870 Chapter 4: Victor
Jacquemont in India: Travel, Identity, and the French Generation of 1820
Chapter 5: Désirée Véret or the Past Recaptured: Love, Memory, and
Socialism Part III: 1870-1914 Chapter 6: Vacher the Ripper of the Southwest
Chapter 7: Authority, Revolution, and Work: Views from the Socialist Left
in the Fin de Siècle Chapter 8: Family and Nation in Belle-Epoque France:
The Debate over Léon Blum's Du Mariage Chapter 9: Notorious Women Speak for
Themselves: French Actresses in the Nineteenth Century Part IV:
1940-Present Chapter 10: "The Oldest Negro in Paris": A Postcolonial
Encounter Chapter 11: Régis Debray: Republican in a Democratic Age Chapter
12: The Business of Pleasure: Creating Club Méditerranée, 1950-1970
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