The Ile-De-France: The Country Around Paris
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: worn/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few historians have captured the soul of a landscape with the precision and depth of Marc Bloch, and The Ile-de-France: The Country around Paris stands as a testament to his unparalleled command of historical geography. This seminal work chronicles the development of the fertile heartland surrounding Paris — a region that served as the cradle of the French monarchy and the engine of French civilisation — examining how its geography, soil, and settlement patterns shaped the course of medieval and early modern history. Bloch, one of the founding fathers of the Annales school of historiography, employs his characteristic long-view methodology, weaving together archaeology, agrarian history, and human geography to illuminate how landscape and society are inseparable. Translated by J.E. Anderson, this English edition brings Bloch's rigorous, meticulous scholarship to a wider audience, presenting a mode of historical enquiry so radical for its time that it still commands admiration today. For those who wish to understand not just what happened in France, but why it happened where it did, this work remains an indispensable point of departure.
Author: Marc Bloch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Cornell University Press
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: worn/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few historians have captured the soul of a landscape with the precision and depth of Marc Bloch, and The Ile-de-France: The Country around Paris stands as a testament to his unparalleled command of historical geography. This seminal work chronicles the development of the fertile heartland surrounding Paris — a region that served as the cradle of the French monarchy and the engine of French civilisation — examining how its geography, soil, and settlement patterns shaped the course of medieval and early modern history. Bloch, one of the founding fathers of the Annales school of historiography, employs his characteristic long-view methodology, weaving together archaeology, agrarian history, and human geography to illuminate how landscape and society are inseparable. Translated by J.E. Anderson, this English edition brings Bloch's rigorous, meticulous scholarship to a wider audience, presenting a mode of historical enquiry so radical for its time that it still commands admiration today. For those who wish to understand not just what happened in France, but why it happened where it did, this work remains an indispensable point of departure.