Contemporary France
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TextSeries: Contemporary states and societiesPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Description: xv, 239 p. : ill. map ; 22 cmISBN: 978-0-333-79244-5 (pbk.)Subject(s): 15.70 history of Europe | Foreign relations | Economic conditionsDDC classification: 944.084 DRA Summary: This book is an introduction to contemporary France, providing systematic coverage of culture, society, economy, and politics set in a historical and geographical context. A central theme is the relationship between popular images of France flowing from its cultural, culinary, and linguistic influence, its appeal as a tourist destination, and the influence of its republican and revolutionary heritage, and the often contradictory realities of French society facing up to globalization, Europeanization and the other challenges of the 21st century. The book deals with the issue of whether or not France has come to terms with its tumultuous past, its wars, civil strife and rapid modernization following the devastation of World War II.
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Includes Bibliographical References and Index.
This book is an introduction to contemporary France, providing systematic coverage of culture, society, economy, and politics set in a historical and geographical context. A central theme is the relationship between popular images of France flowing from its cultural, culinary, and linguistic influence, its appeal as a tourist destination, and the influence of its republican and revolutionary heritage, and the often contradictory realities of French society facing up to globalization, Europeanization and the other challenges of the 21st century. The book deals with the issue of whether or not France has come to terms with its tumultuous past, its wars, civil strife and rapid modernization following the devastation of World War II.
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