France
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some minor chipping to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good, likely some age-related tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A sweeping narrative history of France, France by Albert Guérard chronicles the life of a nation from the age of Charlemagne through to the tumultuous era of Charles de Gaulle. Part of the prestigious University of Michigan History of the Modern World series, edited by Allan Nevins and Howard M. Ehrmann, this biography of a nation presents France's political, cultural, and social evolution with scholarly authority and vivid prose. Guérard details the internal discontent and colonial upheaval that have shaped the French national character, arguing that France's enduring struggle to reclaim her place among the great powers is central to understanding the modern world. Written with the sweep of a grand narrative and the precision of a historian, it remains an essential introduction to French civilisation and identity.
Author: Albert Guérard
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, University of Michigan Press
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some minor chipping to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good, likely some age-related tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A sweeping narrative history of France, France by Albert Guérard chronicles the life of a nation from the age of Charlemagne through to the tumultuous era of Charles de Gaulle. Part of the prestigious University of Michigan History of the Modern World series, edited by Allan Nevins and Howard M. Ehrmann, this biography of a nation presents France's political, cultural, and social evolution with scholarly authority and vivid prose. Guérard details the internal discontent and colonial upheaval that have shaped the French national character, arguing that France's enduring struggle to reclaim her place among the great powers is central to understanding the modern world. Written with the sweep of a grand narrative and the precision of a historian, it remains an essential introduction to French civilisation and identity.