Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture / Edition 1

by Alexandra Hughes, Alex Hughes, Keith A Reader, Keith Reader

Overview

More than 700 alphabetically organized entries by an international team of contributors provide a fascinating survey of French culture post 1945.
Entries include:
* advertising * Beur cinema * Coco Chanel * decolonization * écriture feminine * football * francophone press * gay activism * Seuil * youth culture
Entries range from short factual/biographical pieces to longer overview articles. All are extensively cross-referenced and longer entries are 'facts-fronted'so important information is clear at a glance. It includes a thematic contents list, extensive index and suggestions for further reading.
The Encyclopedia will provide hours of enjoyable browsing for all francophiles, and essential cultural context for students of French, Modern History, Comparative European Studies and Cultural Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415131865
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/25/1998
Series:	500 Tips Series , #1
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alex Hughes is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Birmingham, and Keith Reader is Head of French Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Table of Contents

Architecture. Cultural Institutions and Phenomena. Economy. Education and Research. Fashion and Design. Film. Food and Drink. History. Intellectual Life. Language and National Identity. Literature and Popular Fiction. Media: General. Media: Press. Media: Publishing. Media: Radio. Media: Television. Music. Performing Arts. Politics. Religion. Society. Sport and Leisure. Visual Arts. Writers

Editorial Reviews

'This excellent new Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture is a vivid and widely angled snapshot made user-friendly for the non-specialist observer ... authoritative and stimulating ... this encyclopedia will define contemporary French culture for a generation. This very informative and thoughtful Encyclopedia will be a boon to all France-watchers.' - Times Literary Supplement

'Articles are lucid, informative, reliable and of value to both the novice and the expert. It is a well balanced, impressive piece of work and an essential reference tool for all relevant libraries.' - Reference Reviews

'This work would be of utility to college and university students not only in French programmes but in areas such as cinema studies, literary theory, or political science. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.' - Booklist

'This excellent new Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture is a vivid and widely angled snapshot made user-friendly for the non-specialist observer ... authoritative and stimulating ... this encyclopedia will define contemporary French culture for a generation. This very informative and thoughtful Encyclopedia will be a boon to all France-watchers.' - Times Literary Supplement

'Recommended especially for public libraries.'- Library Journal

'Articles are lucid, informative, reliable and of value to both the novice and the expert. It is a well balanced, impressive piece of work and an essential reference tool for all relevant libraries.' - Reference Reviews

'Coverage ... is impressively wide' - Journal of French Language Studies

'This Encyclopedia is a very useful source of information on many contemporary topics' - French Review

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