A Concise History of France

Author: Price, Roger
Publisher: Cambridge U. P.
Place: Cambridge
Cover: softback with stiff wrappers
Condition: As New
Category: History- European
Year: 2014
Edition: 3rd edition
Size: octavo
Description: xiv + 510pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of ÔFrench history available ranging from the early middle ages to the present. Amongst its central themes are the relationships between state & society, the impact of war, competition for power, and the ways in which power has been used. Whilst taking full account of major figures such as Philip Augustus, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Napoleon and de Gaulle, it sets their activities within the broader context of changing economic & social structures & beliefs, & offers rich insights into the lives of ordinary men & women. This third edition has been substantially revised & includes a new chapter on contemporary France; a society & political system in crisis as a result of globalisation, rising unemployment, a failing educational system, growing social & racial tensions, corruption, the rise of the extreme right, & a widespread loss of confidence in political leadersÕ