Scope and content: "In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of …
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and by doing so draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution and its aftermath, Stovall traces the de…
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of France through indu…
<Div><B>Tyler Stovall</B> is a Professor of French History at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of <I>Paris and the Spirit of 1919</I> and <I>Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light</I>.</div>
By extending his view beyond the metropole, Stovall brings a transnational perspective to the history of modern France since the Revolution, including French colonies in the mix.
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of France through indu…
Si la démocratie est à la fois un régime (la souveraineté du peuple) et une religion (la célébration d'une société des égaux), elle trouve dans le suffrage universel sa double matrice. L'auteur, directeur d'études à l'Ecole des hautes études, reconstruit dans toute sa complexité…
"This book offers a framework to understand modern French history through a survey of the dramatic events that have punctuated its history from the eighteenth century to the present day. It takes a chronological approach that is approachable for students and gives them a clear a…