This stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from the founding of the monarchy in 987, to the present day. Against a background of structural change, Goubert etches a vivid account of key events and personalities. His perspective is a popular one, and his main interest is in how political events and famous people affect the nation as a whole. The book incorporates the findings and perspectives of recent monographic studies with clarity and precision, but it is Goubert's own judgements, direct, forceful and iconoclastic, which make this an invaluable text.…mehr
This stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from the founding of the monarchy in 987, to the present day. Against a background of structural change, Goubert etches a vivid account of key events and personalities. His perspective is a popular one, and his main interest is in how political events and famous people affect the nation as a whole. The book incorporates the findings and perspectives of recent monographic studies with clarity and precision, but it is Goubert's own judgements, direct, forceful and iconoclastic, which make this an invaluable text.
List of genealogies List of maps 1. France under the early Capetians: 987-1180 2. The apogee of medieval France: the thirteenth century 1180-1314 3. The misfortunes of the fourteenth century 4. The fifteenth century: a kingdom reborn from the ashes 5. The 'beautiful' sixteenth century: 1494-1552 6. Difficult times: 1560-1610 937. From Good King Henry to the Sun King: 1598-1661 8. The pleasant seasons of a great reign: 1661-1688 9. Autumn of the great century: 1689-1715 10. The age of Louis XV: 1715-1774 11. Louis XVI: 1774-1792 12. The Revolution during peacetime: 1789-1792 13. Revolution and war: 1792-1799 14. France against Europe: the Napoleonic era 1800-1815 15. France in the nineteenth century: a panorama 16. France under Napoleon III: 1851-1870 17. From debacle to revenge: 1870-1914 18. From the Great War to the near present (1914-1987) Bibliography Index
List of genealogies List of maps 1. France under the early Capetians: 987-1180 2. The apogee of medieval France: the thirteenth century 1180-1314 3. The misfortunes of the fourteenth century 4. The fifteenth century: a kingdom reborn from the ashes 5. The 'beautiful' sixteenth century: 1494-1552 6. Difficult times: 1560-1610 937. From Good King Henry to the Sun King: 1598-1661 8. The pleasant seasons of a great reign: 1661-1688 9. Autumn of the great century: 1689-1715 10. The age of Louis XV: 1715-1774 11. Louis XVI: 1774-1792 12. The Revolution during peacetime: 1789-1792 13. Revolution and war: 1792-1799 14. France against Europe: the Napoleonic era 1800-1815 15. France in the nineteenth century: a panorama 16. France under Napoleon III: 1851-1870 17. From debacle to revenge: 1870-1914 18. From the Great War to the near present (1914-1987) Bibliography Index
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