This volume provides a lively and authoritative synthesis of recent work on the social history of France and is now thoroughly updated to cover the 'long ninete

"This book is the first to synthesize in English the most recent research into the social history of France, from the collapse of the Ancien Regime to the conso

McPhee synthesizes the most recent research into the social history of France from the collapse of the Ancien Regime to the consolidation of the Third Republic.

This book provides a clear and up-to-date guide to French history from the early middle ages to the present--from Charlemagne to Chirac. Among the book's centra

Few nations have such a long and rich history as France. This indispensible volume covers political, economic, and cultural milestones throughout its long and f