France : a short history / Jeremy Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--History.

France.

History.

Physical Description:

239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2021.

Summary:

An introduction to the history of France, discussing its leaders, revolutions, artists and more.

Contents:

1 Prehistoric Legacies p. 15

2 Roman France p. 19

3 The Early Middle Ages p. 25

4 Medieval France p. 36

5 Renaissance France, 1494-1598 p. 56

6 From Henry IV to Louis XIV, 1598-1715 p. 68

7 The Ancien Régime, 1715-1789 p. 92

8 The Revolution, 1789-1799 p. 108

9 From Napoleon I to Napoleon III, 1799-1870 p. 130

10 The Third Republic, 1870-1939 p. 149

11 The Second World War, 1939-1945 p. 169

12 France Reborn, 1945-1969 p. 182

13 Modern France, 1969-2000 p. 190

14 France Today, 2001 p. 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223) and index.

ISBN:

9780500252505

0500252505

OCLC:

1245479099