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Explore the rich and fascinating history of France with our selection of free PDF books on French history. From Gallo-Roman times to modernity, France has been the stage for crucial moments that have shaped Western civilization. Its influence in politics, culture, and art is undeniable.
15 sie 2021 · 15 Soboul, A Short History of the French Revolution, 165. I am grateful to the anonymous reader for French History and Civilisation for pointing out this refutation of Cobban’s criticism. 16 Soboul, “L’historiographie classique de la Révolution française,” 40–58, 46. 17 Agulhon, The Republic in the Village.
Published posthumously, Staël’s history provided the earliest serious analysis of the French Revolution and Napoleon as well as a classic statement of liberal thinking, with its final part providing a vigorous defense of constitutional liberty, moderate government, and the rule of law.
This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available, ranging from the early Middle Ages to the present. Among its central themes are the relationships between state and society, the impact of war, competition for power and the ways in which power has been used.
Each issue features original articles and commentaries in English or French, with accompanying bilingual abstracts, forums, and review essays. It also contains bibliographies of recent articles, dissertations, and books in French history, and announcements of fellowships, prizes, and conferences of interest to French historians.
19 kwi 2016 · This is a revised, updated version of a work that, since first publication in 1990, has generally been acknowledged as the most lucid, readable, and best-informed analysis of the Annales school of history, which dominated the French historical scene for much of the twentieth century.
25 lip 2022 · 1 online resource (326 pages) : L̀ively, well-written, satirical and profound.'. - Emmanuel Le Roy LadurieThis stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from 987 to the present day. Translation of: Initiation à l'histoire de la France.
