Chabal, Emile
France (Polity Histories)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509530014
- author:
- Chabal, Emile
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 17.9 x 11.7 x 2.2 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, France,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
France is often seen as a country of culture and glamour, but its history is more complex. In this thought-provoking book, Emile Chabal explores the contradictions that have shaped French society over the last eighty years.
The author examines the country's tumultuous past, from the defeat by Hitler's armies in 1940 to the recent gilets jaunes protests. He reveals a nation struggling to reconcile its core political values with the realities of a diverse society.
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