360 Degree Paris with CDROM
by Nick Wood


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Using a digital camera, an electronic tripod, and digital imaging technology, photographer Nick Wood has developed a new way to photograph landscapes and cityscapes, placing the viewer in the center of dramatic 360º panoramas. In 360º Paris, the follow-... (read more)

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Louis XIV and the Parlements: The Assertion of Royal Authority
by John J Hurt


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This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to impose strict political... (read more)

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The Ruins of Paris
by Jacques Reda


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From Belleville to Passy, from Montmartre to La-Butte-aux-Cailles, from Antony to Saint-Ouen – Jacques Réda is a traveler in his own city of Paris. In the tradition of Baudelaire and Rimbaud, he is a nervous, rather unleisurely flâneur,... (read more)

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Catherine de' Medici and the French Reformation
by Edith Sichel


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CONTENTSCatherine de' MediciThe Youth of Catherine de' MediciDiane de PoitiersThe Court of Henri IIThe Reign of Frangois IIThe Princesse de CondiJeanne de NavarreThe Council of PoissyThe HuguenotsCatherine and the Prince de CondiWhy the Reformation... (read more)

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Napoleon and the Hundred Days
by Stephen Coote


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In Vienna, 1815, as the political aristocrats of Europe assemble to determine the fate of the continent after defeating Napoleon, the news arrived that Napoleon had escaped captivity and was returning to France. Bonaparte-the revolutionary turned emperor... (read more)

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Arnold Publication: Paris, the Provinces and the French Revolution
by Alan Forrest


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Tensions between Paris and the provinces have played a significant role in French history. This book examines the effect of the French Revolution in the provinces, on the tensions between provincial interests and those of paris, and the mediations of... (read more)

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Gender and Citizenship
by Claudia Moscovici


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Claudia Moscovici proposes a new understanding of how gender relations were reformulated by both male and female writers in nineteenth-century France. She analyzes the different versions of gendered citizenship elaborated by Friedrich Hegel, George Sand,... (read more)

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Carnival in Romans Mayhem & Massacre
by Emmanuel Le Ladurie


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Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie marshals a wealth of evidence and reveals the town of Romans as a microcosm of the political and religious antagonisms that were tearing through 16th-century France. First published in 1979.... (read more)

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The Sun King's Garden: Louis XIV, Andre Le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles
by Ian Thompson


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Presents an illustrated account of the creation of one of the world's most dazzling and extensive gardens, the gardens at the palace of Versailles, noting the unique four-decade friendship between Louis XIV, the creator of the garden, and Andre Le Ntre... (read more)

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Madame de Pompadour: Mistress of France
by Christine P Algrant


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From her beginnings amid anonymity in early-eighteenth-century Paris, to her reign as the undisputed mistress of Versailles, Madame de Pompadour traces the life of a truly remarkable self-made woman whose astonishing rise confounded the most experienced... (read more)

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Paris
by Mimmo Jodice


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"Nothing to Paris can ever be compared."--Eustache Deschamps, 1375 Anyone who has visited Paris understands this: it is the city by which others may be measured, in inexhaustible place that takes root in one's soul. Countless people-- artists, tourists... (read more)

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Modern France: 1880-2002 (Short Oxford History of France)
by James Mcmillan


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The concluding volume in the Short Oxford History of France series captures the essence of the huge transformations that have taken place in France since the late nineteenth century. In a set of thematic chapters drawing on recent research, a leading... (read more)

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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
by Eric Jager




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In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Parisian monastery to witness what would become the nation’s final trial by combat: a court-ordered duel intended to let God determine which of two men was telling the truth. The... (read more)

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Through the Windows of Paris: Fifty Unique Shops
by Michael Webb


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Shop windows and interiors are among the glories of Paris-as enticing as its museums and grand vistas but far less tiring to explore. They distill the qualities we most admire in the City of Light: a love of fantasy and tradition of craft and style, and... (read more)

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Empire of Love: Histories of France and the Pacific
by Matt K. Matsuda


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"Well researched in historical and literary sources and eloquently written, Matt Matsuda's thought-provoking Empire of Love reveals in an original way the entanglement between discourses of tropical romance and of imperial assimilation in the French... (read more)

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Threshold of Terror: The Last Hours of the Monarchy in the French Revolution
by Rodney Allen


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In this exciting look at the fall of King Louis XVI, Allen looks at the two days in August, 1792, which lead to the King's fall and began the Reign of Terror, during which more than 40,000 people were guillotined.... (read more)

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Threshold of Terror
by Rodney Allen


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The failure of the French Revolution of 1789 to establish stable political institutions based on a liberal constitutional monarchy led to terror, civil war and instability for France and twenty-three years of almost uninterrupted war for the rest of... (read more)

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Crime and Media in Contemporary France (Comparative Cultural Studies)
by Deborah S Reisinger


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Reisinger examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. The study's innovative and interdisciplinary approach integrates media, cinema, and literary studies to analyze how crime news functions... (read more)

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