This engaging textbook provides a human perspective of the history of France from 1789 to the present through essays that highlight individuals and intriguing events that too often have been lost under labels and statistics. Students will gain an understanding of the humor and passion in French history from these original chpaters by established scholars. This collection also relates the individuals, events, and controversies to current historiographical debates. The Human Tradition in Modern France is an excellent supplementary text for courses on French history, as well as on Western Civilization.…mehr
This engaging textbook provides a human perspective of the history of France from 1789 to the present through essays that highlight individuals and intriguing events that too often have been lost under labels and statistics. Students will gain an understanding of the humor and passion in French history from these original chpaters by established scholars. This collection also relates the individuals, events, and controversies to current historiographical debates. The Human Tradition in Modern France is an excellent supplementary text for courses on French history, as well as on Western Civilization.
K. Steven Vincent is professor of history at North Carolina State University. Alison Klairmont-Lingo is an independent scholar.
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Introduction Part I: 1789-1815 Chapter 1: Voices from the Streets in the French Revolution Chapter 2: Death in the Bathtub: Charlotte Corday and Jean-Paul Marat Chapter 3: The Chénier Brothers and Jacques-Louis David: Artists in the French Revolution Part II: 1815-1870 Chapter 4: Victor Jacquemont in India: Travel, Identity, and the French Generation of 1820 Chapter 5: Désirée Véret or the Past Recaptured: Love, Memory, and Socialism Part III: 1870-1914 Chapter 6: Vacher the Ripper of the Southwest Chapter 7: Authority, Revolution, and Work: Views from the Socialist Left in the Fin de Siècle Chapter 8: Family and Nation in Belle-Epoque France: The Debate over Léon Blum's Du Mariage Chapter 9: Notorious Women Speak for Themselves: French Actresses in the Nineteenth Century Part IV: 1940-Present Chapter 10: "The Oldest Negro in Paris": A Postcolonial Encounter Chapter 11: Régis Debray: Republican in a Democratic Age Chapter 12: The Business of Pleasure: Creating Club Méditerranée, 1950-1970 Suggested Readings
Introduction Part I: 1789-1815 Chapter 1: Voices from the Streets in the French Revolution Chapter 2: Death in the Bathtub: Charlotte Corday and Jean-Paul Marat Chapter 3: The Chénier Brothers and Jacques-Louis David: Artists in the French Revolution Part II: 1815-1870 Chapter 4: Victor Jacquemont in India: Travel, Identity, and the French Generation of 1820 Chapter 5: Désirée Véret or the Past Recaptured: Love, Memory, and Socialism Part III: 1870-1914 Chapter 6: Vacher the Ripper of the Southwest Chapter 7: Authority, Revolution, and Work: Views from the Socialist Left in the Fin de Siècle Chapter 8: Family and Nation in Belle-Epoque France: The Debate over Léon Blum's Du Mariage Chapter 9: Notorious Women Speak for Themselves: French Actresses in the Nineteenth Century Part IV: 1940-Present Chapter 10: "The Oldest Negro in Paris": A Postcolonial Encounter Chapter 11: Régis Debray: Republican in a Democratic Age Chapter 12: The Business of Pleasure: Creating Club Méditerranée, 1950-1970 Suggested Readings
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