Certain Ideas of France: Essays on French History and Civilization

by H.L. Wesseling

The title of this book is, of course, inspired by the famous opening words of General de Gaulle's Memoirs of the Second World War: All my life I have thought of France in a certain way. Wesseling brings together his essays dealing with a great variety of subjects such as culture, society, politics, and diplomacy, with one section devoted entirely to French historians.

The first section contains an chapter on the famous painter Ary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313323410
• ISBN13: 9780313323416
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.9"