The Transformation of Modern France / Edition 1

by William Cohen, William B. Cohen

Overview

This anthology of essays describes the major forces that have transformed France in the two centuries since the Revolution. Reflecting the work and research of leading North American and French historians, these essays engage students intellectually by providing a clearly developed point of view.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780669416787
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	12/11/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	2.56(w) x 3.64(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

William Cohen (of late) received his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1968. His scholarly research focused on French Urbanization, and he was the author of THE FRENCH ENCOUNTER WITH AFRICANS: WHITE RESPONSES TO BLACKS; EUROPEAN EMPIRE BUILDING; RULERS OF EMPIRE; and ROBER DELAVIGNETTE AND THE FRENCH EMPIRE, as well as numerous articles and reviews.

Table of Contents

1. "The Legacy of the French Revolution," Janet Polasky 2. "The French Search for Modernity," Richard Kuisel 3. "The Development of an Urban Society," William Cohen 4. "The Making of the French Working Class," Kathy Amdur 5. "Colonial Mission: France overseas in the 19th and 20th centuries," W. Hoisington 6. "The Role of the Intellectual," Don Reid 7. "Women, Citizenship, and Suffrage in France since 1789," Karen Offen 8. "Leaders Without Parties: The Essential Role of Moderate Republicanism in France, 1899-1929," Majorie M. Farrar 9. "Food and Drink in France," Patricia Prestwich 10. "France and World War I," William Keylor 11. "Vichy and Resistance France," Jack Talbott 12. "France and European Unification," Roy Willis