France : an adventure history /

Robb, Graham, 1958-

France : an adventure history / Graham Robb. - London : Picador, 2022. - 527 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a history of France, from the first century bc to the present day, based on countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, by bicycle and in the library. Beginning with the Roman army's first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending with the gilet jaunes protests in the era of Emmanuel Macron, each chapter is an adventure in its own right. Along the way, readers will find the usual faces, events and themes of French history - Louis XIV, the French Revolution, the French Resistance, the Tour de France - but all presented in a shining new light.

9781529007626 (hbk.) : 25.00 1529007623 (hbk.) : 25.00


History.
History.
France.
18th century, c 1700 to c 1799.
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
European history.
Social & cultural history.


France--History.
France--Antiquities.

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936.4 ROB