7032 results for 'Ashcroft, Frances'

Contested Liberalization: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Conflict in FranceThis comprehensive analysis explores how economic liberalization has been contested in France, with a focus on the...

Reims on Fire: War and Reconciliation between France and Germany By Thomas W. Gaehtgens The bombing of Reims cathedral during World War I marked a turning point in the relationship between France and...

The Jews of France: A History from Antiquity to the Present by Esther Benbassa explores the complex and often tumultuous history of French Jewry, tracing their migrations, fortunes, and cultural...

France: A comprehensive guide for car enthusiasts, packed with 200 places to see and events to take part in. This handbook-sized paperback features 248 full-color pages, providing essential data and...

Britain and France were the leading industrial nations in 18th-century Europe. This book examines the rivalry between the two nations and the methods used by France to obtain skilled manpower and...

Reflections on the Revolution in France by Riley Quinn is a thought-provoking analysis of Edmund Burke's influential work. Published in 2017, this book offers a sustained argument against the French...

Algeria was invaded in 1830 by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers. Unlike other French colonies, Algeria was administered as an integral part of France,...

A Life of Her Own: The Transformation of a Countrywoman in 20th-Century FranceThis autobiography tells the story of a woman's journey from her humble beginnings in a small Alpine village to her work...

Muslim Women in French Cinema: Voices of Maghrebi Migrants in France is a comprehensive study of cinematic representations of first-generation Muslim women from North Africa in France. This book...

Discover the ultimate guide to planning your trip to France with Lonely Planet's expert local travel experts. This comprehensive guidebook provides the most detailed information for multi-week trips,...

The Collected Works of Frances Hodgson Burnett is a significant cultural treasure, preserved for public access and enjoyment. This collection of writings has been deemed culturally important by...

Frances Creighton: Found and Lost by Kirby Porter is a deeply felt first novel that explores the pain of late adolescence in a community marked by instability and division. Set against the backdrop...

Society and Culture in Early Modern France offers a unique perspective on the lives and values of men and women in sixteenth-century France. This collection of eight essays explores the complex...

We Landed by Moonlight - Secret RAF Landings in France 1940-1944 The RAF's clandestine operations in Occupied France during World War II were a remarkable chapter in the war's history. Under the...

The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France 1483-1610 by R. J. Knecht is a comprehensive history of sixteenth-century France, drawing on over 40 years of research to provide an authoritative narrative...

This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals offers a major reassessment of French colonial culture and its lasting impact on history, memory, and identity...

Graffiti from the streets of Paris, France is showcased in this volume of International Graffiti.Featuring vibrant and dynamic images, Robert Alesandro's work captures the essence of urban art in one...

The miraculous history of Notre Dame de Paris is a story of profound emotion and human achievement. From its construction in 1163 to the present day, this iconic cathedral has crystallised what our...

France in the Dark Days of 1939-1940 offers a unique perspective on life in Paris during one of the most tumultuous periods of modern history. In September 1939, the city's inhabitants were caught...

The fall of France in 1940 was one of the most pivotal events of World War II. Michael Neiberg's "When France Fell" offers a deeply researched and compelling account of America's response to this...

Frances has a very specific taste in food. She only eats bread and jam. Her mother is determined to encourage her to try other things, but so far, Frances is stubborn. As the days go by, Frances's...

A Victorian murder mystery series begins with Poisonous Seed. In this gripping story, a young woman takes matters into her own hands to clear her father's name after he is wrongly accused of...

Property investment in France remains an attractive proposition for those looking to invest in a relatively risk-free market.The country's status as the world's number one tourist destination, with...

Good Moaning France! is a humorous guide to the French language, presented by Officer Crabtree, a character from the popular BBC TV sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!. With his self-taught grasp of French, Crabtree...

The Self Between: From Freud to the New Social Psychology of France by Eugene Webb In the aftermath of the 1960s' tumultuous events, French intellectuals turned to psychoanalytic thought for a new...

Bon Courage Les Anglais is a heartwarming account of two expatriates' experiences living in rural France. Written by Peter and Christine Wakefield, this book chronicles the ups and downs of their...

Discover the hidden stories behind Nice, France. This unique guide delves into the city's fascinating past, revealing the people and events that have shaped its identity. From the laundress who...

Contemporary France provides an essential introduction to French politics and society, exploring contemporary developments while placing them in a deeper historical context. This analysis is informed...

Frances Hodgkins was a pioneering artist who revolutionised British art with her bold and innovative style. Born in New Zealand in 1869, she developed her unique approach to landscape and still life...

The AA Road Map France & Benelux provides detailed information for drivers exploring the region. This map features a clear and concise layout, highlighting key routes, cities, and points of interest...

A humorous account of buying and restoring French property is presented in this 1994 book. George East recounts his experiences with his wife Donella as they navigate the complexities of French law...

The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy is a heartwarming novel about finding happiness again after loss. Evie, a woman struggling to cope with her recent past, escapes to a remote cottage in the South of...

A Stranger in Paris: Germany's Role in Republican France, 1870-1940 by Allan Mitchell The history of the French Third Republic cannot be fully understood without considering its relationship with...

The Gay Republic: Sexuality, Citizenship and Subversion in France by Enda McCaffrey This book explores the unique relationship between the French Republic and its gay and lesbian citizens, examining...

Frances Ridley Havergal was a remarkable young woman whose love for nature and her faith in God inspired her to become a hymn writer and singer. As a child, she loved climbing trees and hiking in the...

The Franco-American Alliance: A Study in Strategic Culture David G. Haglund's Sister Republics offers a fresh perspective on the complex relationship between the United States and France, examining...

Frances Yates, renowned historian and scholar, is tasked with solving a murder at her library home. In collaboration with Scotland Yard detective, she employs her unique expertise to unravel the...

The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France by Iris Moon explores how two architects' designs responded to the radical ideologies of the French...

Perfume on the Page in Nineteenth-Century France explores the intersection of smell and literature in 19th-century France, where the language of olfaction is used to convey the unique character of a...

Hogarth, France and British Art explores the complex relationship between William Hogarth's art and the wider European context in which he worked. Contrary to popular perception, Hogarth's innovative...

Richard Moore's Étape is a unique and captivating look at the Tour de France's defining stages. Through exclusive interviews with numerous Tour riders, Moore sheds new light on the history of the...

Creative Histories of Witchcraft France, 1790-1940 by Poppy Corbett, Anna Kisby Compton, and William G. Pooley presents thirteen tools for creative-academic research into magic, exploring the...

The story of the Tour de France's complex relationship with money and power is a fascinating one. It began with a cash drop by an English spy in occupied Paris in 1944, which was reserved for...

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #11: Framed in France by Jeff Brown is an exciting chapter book that follows Stanley Lambchop as he explores Paris. When one of the most famous paintings in...

The Long Silence: The Tragedy of Occupied France in World War I by Helen McPhail In the summer of 1914, northern France was invaded and occupied by German forces. Factories were stripped, household...

Discover the artistic treasures of the South of France. For over a century, this region has been a haven for artists drawn to its exceptional light and pleasant climate. Journalist Eric Rinckhout...

This book examines the social and economic consequences of employment flexibility in Britain and France. It draws on the findings of the 2nd Anglo-French Conference on the Transferability of Social...

Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck was a woman who defied convention in 17th-century England. Her life was marked by drama, scandal, and high-stakes decisions that challenged the social norms...

Devil-Worship in France With Diana Vaughan and the Question of Modern Palladism by Arthur Edward Waite;AE Waite is an examination of a sensational hoax perpetrated in late 19th-century France...

Rethinking the Age of Revolutions: France and the Birth of the Modern World Historians have long sought to understand the age of democratic revolutions, but recent years have seen a resurgence of...

A Literary Tour de France: The World of Books on the Eve of the French Revolution by Robert Darnton explores the vibrant and often tumultuous world of publishing in pre-Revolutionary France. Through...

Resistance and Liberation: France at War, 1942-1945This new edition of Douglas Porch's history of France at war explores the complex dynamics of la France libre and the Alliance, as well as Vichy...

A History of Fascism in France From the First World War to the National Front by Chris Millington explores the origins and development of fascist movements in France from 1918 to the present day...

The experiences of West African soldiers who served in France's military during the twentieth century remain a significant chapter in the complex history of colonial relationships. Gregory Mann's...

Deposition: A Secret Diary of Life in Vichy FranceThis diary is one of the most precious and readable pieces of testimony about life in France under Nazi occupation. Written by Léon Werth, it offers...

Atheism was a fundamental challenge to early-modern French certainties. In this book, Alan Charles Kors explores how Christian thinkers engaged with and used the concept of atheism as a polemical...

When Anne becomes Duchess of Brittany at just eleven years old, her future is shaped by the ambitions of those around her. In 1488, she marries King Charles VIII of France to save her country from...

The German conquest of France in 1940 was arguably the Wehrmacht's greatest military achievement. This fully illustrated new assessment examines the armored force that made the triumph possible,...

The gun played a pivotal role in shaping Revolutionary France. In "Engineering the Revolution", Ken Alder offers a fresh perspective on the eighteenth century by focusing on this single artifact. By...

The Petit Larousse des saveurs des régions de France is a comprehensive culinary guide that takes you on a gastronomic journey across France. Organised into nine regions, each chapter explores the...

Hardcover, 304 pages, published 2007. In August 1940, as Hitler's forces closed in on Paris, millions of French citizens fled their homes in search of safety. This harrowing escape, which became the...

After the Roundup: Escape and Survival in Hitler's France by Joseph Weismann, Thomas Keneally, and Peter Grose. In July 1942, eleven-year-old Joseph Weismann was among 13,000 Jews rounded up by...

John Julius Norwich's final book offers a comprehensive and engaging history of France, spanning two millennia from Gaul to de Gaulle.The author tackles this vast subject with lightness and urbanity,...

Adam Thorpe's Notes from the Cévennes is a charming memoir that explores the history and people of rural France through his own experiences. For 25 years, the author has lived in an old house in the...

Marie de France Poetry is a Norton Critical Edition that brings together the works of this influential medieval poet. A winner of the 2016 Northern California Book Award for Translation of Poetry,...

The Diary of Kosa Pan: Thai Ambassador to France, June-July 1686This account is based on a fragment of a massive report written for King Narai, which has been preserved in the form of Kosa Pan's...

The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the College de France, 1982-1983Michel Foucault's lectures on the relationship between individual freedom and the state, delivered at the College de...

Living in France was supposed to be Susie's dream come true. However, her experience turned out very different from what she had imagined.The idyllic countryside offered peaceful summer nights with...

King Henry III of France has often been portrayed as a self-indulgent and ineffectual ruler. However, recent scholarship is reevaluating this judgment to present a more nuanced assessment of the...

England's Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy 1940-1942The Second World War is often associated with major conflicts between Britain and Germany, but there was another significant war fought by...

Raiders from New France: A Study of Forest Warfare Tactics in 17th and 18th Century North America. The French colonists' struggle for survival in North America was marked by a unique approach to...

A groundbreaking study about everyday antiblackness in France. Trica Keaton explores how the French state perpetuates antiblackness through its "raceblind republicanism", which ignores the...

A Brief History of the Hundred Years War by Desmond Seward Desmond Seward's account of the Hundred Year War explores the complex and often bloody conflict between England and France, tracing the...

France and the Coming of the Second World War, 1936-1939 by Anthony Adamthwaite explores the complex web of factors that led to France's downfall in the years preceding the outbreak of World War II...

This is the story of two young women, Marion and Huguette Müller, and their miraculous escape from the murderous authorities of Vichy France. In 1940, their family was torn apart when Marion's mother...

Postcolonial Realms of Memory Sites and Symbols in Modern FranceThis groundbreaking study postcolonizes the French Republic's concept of memory, exploring its relationship with colonial legacy and...

The Hampton Album is a significant work by Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the earliest female photojournalists in the United States. Commissioned in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, this...

Britain and France controlled the world's two largest colonial empires in 1945, but just twenty years later they had almost completely disappeared. This collapse was cataclysmic, with hundreds of...

Vichy France and the Jews by Michael Robert Marrus and Robert O. Paxton is a groundbreaking account of the Vichy regime's complicity with the Nazi effort to eliminate the Jews. First published in...

Trekking the Cathar Way: A 260km Journey Through Southern France Experience the rich history and stunning landscapes of southern France on this 13-stage guided walk along the GR367 Cathar Way...

Frances Power Cobbe: A Philosophy of Duty and Compassion This Element introduces Frances Power Cobbe, a prominent moral theorist and advocate for animal welfare and women's rights in 19th-century...

The Art of Organisational Resilience Revisiting the Fall of France in 1940 by Elmar Kutsch This book offers a unique perspective on organisational resilience, drawing on the lessons of one of...

The Opening Country is a beautifully written account of John Micklewright's journey through the French countryside. From the Channel to the Alps, he travels at his own pace, taking in the patchwork...

Lectures on the Will to Know is a collection of Michel Foucault's 1970-71 lectures at the Collège de France, exploring the relationship between truth, power, and law. Building on his earlier work,...

Mastering the Marketplace examines the origins of modern mass-media culture through developments in nineteenth-century France's literary marketplace. This study explores how French authors navigated...

A previously unknown chapter in World War II history is revealed in this book. In 2011, Charles L. Robertson uncovered evidence that President Franklin Roosevelt had planned for an Allied military...

Modes of Play in Eighteenth-Century France explores how play was used to represent and reimagine the world during this period. Through diverse critical perspectives, contributors examine the role of...

The SAS in Occupied France 1: SAS Operations, June to October 1944 by Gavin Mortimer provides a detailed account of one of the most secretive and elite military units of World War II. This first...

Join Evelyne Holingue on a charming day in France. Count dogs, take a walk with Doudou, and play until bedtime. Learn French words with pronunciation guides throughout the story.This board book is...

Joan of Arc's life and death had far-reaching consequences for France and England, shaping the destiny of their monarchies. Her legacy has been subject to intense debate among biographers, with each...

The Birth of Biopolitics Lectures at the Collège de France, 1978--1979 Michel Foucault's lectures on biopolitics, delivered at the Collège de France in 1978 and 1979, offer a profound analysis of the...

Learn about France with fun and interactive activities. Tyler David's new book is part of a series that shares his exciting discoveries as he travels.This engaging book is designed to help kids learn...

Explore the history and sociology of contemporary French popular music with this comprehensive introduction. Made in France: Studies in Popular Music brings together essays by leading scholars to...

The Mettray Penal Colony: A History of France's Most Venerated Carceral Institution Established in 1840, the Mettray Penal Colony was a unique institution that aimed to rehabilitate young male...

The 1989 Tour de France is widely regarded as one of the most epic in cycling history. The final stage on the Champs Elysees saw American rider Greg LeMond snatch the title from France's Laurent...

Janine Marsh's life took an unexpected turn when she stumbled upon a rundown old barn in northern France, sparking an offer and a move to the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. Leaving behind...

The DŽvotes: Women and Church in Seventeenth-century France Elizabeth Rapley examines the feminization of the Church in seventeenth-century France, exploring its impact both within France and in New...

The Mystery of the Mona Lisa: France Jack Stalwart is sent to Paris to track down the theft of the world's most famous painting. He must outsmart a mastermind who seems invisible and stop Leonardo's...

The struggle for dominance in occupied France during World War II was marked by bitter internal conflict between various German agencies. After the Fall provides a detailed analysis of this complex...

Locke's Travels in France 1675-1679 As Related in his Journals, Correspondence and Other Papers provides a comprehensive account of John Locke's four-year stay in France. The entries range from brief...