| Author |
Horne, Alistair.
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| Publication |
New York : Vintage Books, 2006.
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| Edition |
First Vintage books edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
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text file |
| Call # |
eBOOK |
| Note |
Originally published under the title: Friend or foe: an Anglo-Saxon history of France. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Beginnings : Caesar to the Capetians -- A golden age : Abelard to Philippe-Auguste -- Middle Ages : "Saint-Louis" to Philippe le Bel -- The second "100 years war" : France survives and joins the Renaissance -- Henri II's succession : the wars of religion -- Henri IV : good sense and good taste -- Louis XIII : Richelieu to the Fronde -- The age of Louis XIV -- Louis XV : towards the deluge -- The great revolution -- The age of Napoleon -- Restoration and revolt -- Empire and siege -- The Belle epoque and the road to war -- The great war and Versailles -- Years of illusion -- The darkest years -- After the liberation -- The general's republic -- Another new start : Pompidou to Mitterand. |
| Summary |
La Belle France is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation. Beginning with Julius Caesar's division of Gaul into three parts, Horne leads us through the ages from Charlemagne to Chirac, touring battlefields from the Hundred Years' War to Indochina and Algeria, and giving us luminous portraits of the nation's leaders, philosophers, writers, artists, and composers. This is a captivating, beautifully illustrated, and comprehensive yet concise history of France. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
France -- History.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289 |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Addl. Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| Addl. Title |
Friend or foe
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| Related To |
Print version: Horne, Alistair. Friend or foe. Belle France. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 2006 1400034876 (OCoLC)70044508 |
| ISBN |
9780307426536 (electronic bk.) |
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030742653X (electronic bk.) |
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1299021387 (ebk) |
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9781299021389 (ebk) |
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