In this 1994 book, Xavier de Planhol and Paul Claval, two of France's leading scholars in the field, trace the historical geography of their country from its ro

Themes in the Historical Geography of France compiles several selected themes in the historical geography of France. This book discusses the practice of histori

A narrative of exploration, this historical geography explains how the modern nation of France came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today.

This book, first published in 1983, attempts to examine the rural change in France between 1815 and 1914 with a sustained and explicit spatial approach. This vo

This book seeks to examine the complex of natural and man-made features that have influenced the course of history and have been influenced by it. It spans the