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The Discovery of France A Historical Geography
Author | : Graham Robb |
Publsiher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2008-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 039306882X |
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"A witty, engaging narrative style…[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing." —New York Times Book Review A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language. Graham Robb describes that unknown world in arresting narrative detail. He recounts the epic journeys of mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, administrators, and intrepid tourists, of itinerant workers, pilgrims, and herdsmen with their millions of migratory domestic animals. We learn how France was explored, charted, and colonized, and how the imperial influence of Paris was gradually extended throughout a kingdom of isolated towns and villages. The Discovery of France explains how the modern nation came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France—past and present—remains to be discovered. A New York Times Notable Book, Publishers Weekly Best Book, Slate Best Book, and Booklist Editor's Choice.
The Discovery of France
Author | : Graham Robb |
Publsiher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 033042761X |
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From maps, migration and magic, to linguistic differences and tribal disputes, The Discovery of France tells the whole story of this remarkable - and surprising - country.
The Discovery of France A Historical Geography
Author | : Graham Robb |
Publsiher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2008-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393333640 |
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A narrative of exploration, this historical geography explains how the modern nation of France came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France--past and present--remains to be discovered. Illustrated.
An Historical Geography of France
Author | : Xavier de Planhol,Paul Claval |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1994-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521322081 |
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In this 1994 book, Xavier de Planhol and Paul Claval, two of France's leading scholars in the field, trace the historical geography of their country from its roots in the Roman province of Gaul to the 1990s. They demonstrate how, for centuries, France was little more than an ideological concept, despite its natural physical boundaries and long territorial history. They examine the relatively late development of a more complex territorial geography, involving political, religious, cultural, agricultural and industrial unities and diversities. The conclusion reached is that only in the twentieth century had France achieved a profound territorial unity and only now are the fragmentations of the past being overwritten.
The Relations of History and Geography
Author | : Henry Clifford Darby |
Publsiher | : University of Exeter Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0859896994 |
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This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.
France An Adventure History
Author | : Graham Robb |
Publsiher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2022-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781529007633 |
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A SPECTATOR and PROSPECT Book of 2022 'Ceaselessly interesting, knowledgeable and evocative' - Spectator 'A fresh way to write history' - Alan Johnson 'A quirky, amused, erudite homage to France . . . ambitious and original' - The Times _____ Original, knowledgeable and endlessly entertaining, France: An Adventure History is an unforgettable journey through France from the first century BC to the present day. Drawn from countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, in the library and across 30,000 miles on the author’s beloved bike, it begins with Gaulish and Roman times and ends in the age of #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, the Gilets Jaunes and Covid-19. From the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris, events and themes of French history may be familiar – Louis XIV, the French Revolution, the French Resistance, the Tour de France – but all are presented in a shining new light. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, this is a sweeping panorama, teeming with characters, stories and coincidences, and offering a thrilling sense of discovery and enlightenment. A vivid, living history of one of the world’s most fascinating nations, it will make even seasoned Francophiles wonder if they really know that terra incognita which is currently referred to as ‘France’. _____ ‘Packed full of discoveries’ - The Sunday Times 'A gorgeous tapestry of insights, stories and surprises' - Fintan O'Toole 'A rich and vibrant narrative . . . clear-eyed but imaginative storytelling' - Financial Times 'Full of life' - Prospect
Themes in the Historical Geography of France
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0127851267 |
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The Discovery of Middle Earth Mapping the Lost World of the Celts
Author | : Graham Robb |
Publsiher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2013-11-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393081633 |
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Describes a discovery the author made in the Alps, which uncovered a treasure trove of Druid celestial mathematics that mapped out the entire geography of ancient Europe, and discusses the implications of this new information.