A Traveller's History of France

by Robert Cole, Denis Judd (Editor)

Overview

Millions of travellers visit France each year. The glories of the French countryside, the essential harmony of French architecture, the wealth of historical relics, the myriad of cultural opportunities – all make the country a perennial and irresistible attraction. A Traveller's History of France takes the reader from the first conquests of ancient Gaul through the Renaissance, the turmoil and triumph of the French Revolution, and on through the 20th century of French history all the way to the present.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566566063
Publisher:	Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/28/2005
Series:	Interlink Traveller's Histories
Edition description:	Revised and Updated
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Robert Cole teaches Modern European History at Utah State University. He has travelled extensively in France, and made numerous trips to Paris. His published books include A Traveller’s History of France (in the same series), a history of British propaganda and European neutral countries in the Second World War, and an analysis of the writing of late British historian A.J.P. Taylor. He has also reviewed extensively for a variety of academic history journals.

Editorial Reviews

"France comes alive in the pages of this book.... This is the book for any potential traveller..." — Small Press

"Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France... gives the essential facts in a very readable form." —The Independent (London)

From the Publisher

Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France...[It] is concise and gives the esesntial facts in a very readable form.

Independent

France comes alive in the pages of this book, helping transform the tourist into a traveller...Cole transkports the reader back through France's long and tumultuous history in a manner which keeps one engrossed in the unfolding tale...This is the book for any potential traveller...

Small Press