France category: 4880 books

Winner- Best Scholarly Work, National Huguenot Society, 2018 The Edict of Nantes ended the civil wars of the Reformation in 1598 by making France a kingdom with two religions. Catholics could worship anywhere, while Protestants had specific locations where they were sanctioned to worship. Over the...

This volume explores the role of women in business in nineteenth-century Northern French textile centers. Lille and the surrounding towns were then dominated by big and small family businesses, and many were run by women. Those women did not withdraw into the parlour as the century progressed and...

Sheds new light on the cultural origins and practical ambitions of the French Revolution through an analysis of debates over education in eighteenth-century France.

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. Samuel Smiles was a Scottish writer and government reformer. Smiles' best known work is his history of the Huguenots.

This book examines the European world before 1789, recounts the history of the revolution in France itself and then explores its monumental impact on European society. The book focusses on the causes of this impact and discusses the levels of thinking, communication, social, political, and economic...

The French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) is stunningly located on the beautiful coast of southeastern France.  Adjacent to Monaco and bordering the Mediterranean, the French Riviera delights vacationers of all ages. Tourists visit the upscale resort towns as well as special events like the Nice...

From the outset of World War I, French doctors faced an apparent epidemic of puzzling neurological and psychiatric illnesses among soldiers. As they attempted to understand the causes of these illnesses, doctors organized specialized centers near the front, where they submitted soldiers to swift,...

This new title from Bradt is the only English-language guide to focus on Pays de la Loire: The Vendée and surrounding area including Pornic, La Rochelle, Île de Ré and Nantes, an increasingly popular part of France. Written by award-winning travel writer Murray Stewart and Angela Bird, who for...

Cet itinéraire de 11 jours conviendra à tous les amoureux des grands espaces et les randonneurs seront conquis par ce circuit qui traverse le Massif central. Découvrez les régions de l’Auvergne et de la Haute-Loire en parcourant les panoramas exceptionne

A repositioning of French women's struggle for suffrage within the distinct cultural landscape of the masculine honour system. Whether activists demanded admission to the popular ritual of the duel or publicly shamed men for their extramarital sexual behaviour, they appropriated extralegal honour codes to enact new civic and familial identities.

Les grands fleurons français, un circuit de 9 jours pour les voyageurs au tempérament créatif ainsi que les adeptes du tourisme industriel, qui trouveront dans cet original itinéraire de quoi assouvir leur curiosité. S'exclamer devant le gigantisme des plus grands navires de croisière au monde,...

Les côtes bretonnes, un circuit de presque trois semaines pour découvrir les surprenants paysages des côtes bretonnes qui charmeront les randonneurs et les amoureux de nature sauvage. Les passionnés de la mer et de ses richesses et les gourmands trouveront aussi inévitablement leur bonheur! Allez...

Cet itinéraire de 12 jours ravira les amateurs d’architecture et d’histoire, mais aussi les mélomanes et les passionnés d’art et de culture. Au départ de Bordeaux, il vous mènera jusqu'à Aix-en-Provence, en passant notamment par La Rochelle, Rennes, Versailles, Paris, Amiens et Lyon.

L'objectif de ce livre est de parcourir les deux siècles qui nous séparent de la période révolutionnaire et tenter de rendre compte de l'étonnant chassé-croisé qui s'est joué entre histoire, historiographie et mémoire. À l'origine, chacun des textes ici rassemblés a été composé séparément...