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About France In The World: A New Global History
Product Description This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, provocative essays that range from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015. Bringing together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming historians, this bestselling history conceives of France not as a fixed, rooted entity, but instead as a place and an idea in flux, moving beyond all borders and frontiers, shaped by exchanges and mixtures. Presented in chronological order from 34,000 BC to 2015, each chapter covers a significant year from its own particular angle--the marriage of a Viking leader to a Carolingian princess proposed by Charles the Fat in 882, the Persian embassy's reception at the court of Louis XIV in 1715, the Chilean coup d'état against President Salvador Allende in 1973 that mobilized a generation of French left-wing activists. France in the World combines the intellectual rigor of an academic work with the liveliness and readability of popular history. With a brand-new preface aimed at an international audience, this English-language edition will be an essential resource for Francophiles and scholars alike. Review “A kaleidoscopic anthology of brief, vivid essays considering French culture from prehistoric times to today.” — New York Times Book Review“Boucheron presents French history as a product of diverse ethnic and geographical influences.” — New York Times Magazine “A major work, exhaustive, controversial and fresh—and entirely relevant to Anglophone readers…[ France in the World’s authors] deploy literary verve and narrative skill.” — The Guardian “This provocative history of France cover[s] a striking array of topics…The aim of this disparateness is to replace a nationalist narrative of linear progression, from the Gauls to now, with a web of surprising transnational connections.” — The New Yorker “After several decades of somnolence, academic history is a hit…[ France in the World] marks the arrival of a new generation of historians, full of energy and élan…in hooking essays onto events, [this collection] forces the reader to see the past from a different perspective, one that is not merely global but also connected with current issues.” —Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books “An eclectic and forward-looking history…engaging…Patrick Boucheron and his merry band of historians have succeeded in putting more dynamic and inclusive…visions of Frenchness back into the limelight…their bracing scholarship looks set to shape the agenda of historical research and civic debate in France for years to come.” — Times Literary Supplement “Traditional readings of French history are challenged in this fascinating, often provocative collection…entertaining and grounded in good scholarship…Its translation deserves a wide readership in the anglophone world.” — Financial Times “Lively…The book is meant to serve as a reaction to the idea that there exists a single version of French history, and…it’s hard to argue, both on the virtue of the book’s content and also the success of it, that it hasn’t succeeded in making that argument.” — TIME “Boucheron shines a refreshing new light on the history of France.” — France-Amérique “A most inviting entree to the breadth of French history…Approachable and entertaining, yet academically driven, France in the World is written by historians intent on helping readers make use of France’s singular past.” — Foreword Reviews “From Charles the Fat to Coco Chanel, France in the World manages to be both entertaining and encyclopedic. Diderot would approve.” —Sue Prideaux, author of I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche “How often does one come upon a book produced by dozens of authors covering centuries that is absolutely a joy to read! This collection of essays reframes French history by expanding historical time from the arrival of humans in ‘France’ l
