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Robb, Graham, 1958-
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Cities and towns -- France -- History.
France -- Historical geography.
France -- Description and travel.
France -- History.
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Robb, Graham, 1958-
Cities and towns -- France -- History.
France -- Historical geography.
France -- Description and travel.
France -- History.
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The discovery of France : a historical geography from the Revolution to the First World War / Graham Robb.
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Robb, Graham, 1958-
Norton, c2007.
Call #:
944
R631d
Subjects
Cities and towns -- France -- History.
France -- Historical geography.
France -- Description and travel.
France -- History.
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ISBN:
9780393059731 (hardcover)
0393059731 (hardcover)
9780393333640 (pbk.)
Edition:
1st American ed.
Description:
xvii, 454 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-427) and indexes.
Contents:
1. The undiscovered continent -- 2. The tribes of France, I -- 3. The tribes of France, II -- 4. O Oc Si Bai Ya Win Oui Oyi Awe Jo Ja Oua -- 5. Living in France, I : the face in the museum -- 6. Living in France, II : a simple life -- 7. Fairies, virgins, gods and priests -- 8. Migrants and commuters -- Interlude : the sixty million others -- 9. Maps -- 10. Empire -- 11. Travelling in France, I : the avenues of Paris -- 12. Travelling in France, II : the hare and tortoise -- 13. Colonization -- 14. The wonders of France -- 15. Postcards of the natives -- 16. Lost provinces -- 17. Journey to the centre of France -- Epilogue : secrets.
Summary:
"From maps, migration and magic, to linguistic differences and tribal disputes, The Discovery of France tells the whole story of this remarkable - and surprising - country."--BOOK JACKET.
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