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Speak the Culture: France: Be Fluent in French Life and Culture
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Item specifics
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- Title
- Speak the Culture: France (Travel)
- ISBN
- 9781854184931
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thorogood
ISBN-10
1854184938
ISBN-13
9781854184931
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64182351
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
292 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Speak the Culture : France
Subject
French, Customs & Traditions, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Language Course
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Travel Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-396865
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
A veritable cultural kaleidoscope of famous, influential and significant activities, events, place and people that add up to France., In intelligent tabloid style, it gallops through history (from Cro-Magnon to Sarkozy in 14 pages: brilliant), art, literature, music, food and more besides. Overlooking hardly anything of importance, it's a miracle of compression spiced with good trivia....Read the book carefully and you will have the skeleton of French culture., How refreshing and, to be honest, reassuring to come across a book of such high quality.... If you want to unravel French DNA, read this book. Thanks to good research and a modern, reader-friendly layout, it paints a true picture of French culture in such a way that you can read about a subject thoroughly or just pick little snippets of interesting information....This is a very impressive book indeed...a pleasure to read ....It should come with a 'Learning guaranteed' certificate., Even as Eurostar relocates to a gloriously refurbished St Pancras station and the journey time between London and Paris is shaved even closer, more and more people on both sides of the Channel are taking advantage of the extra opportunities this highly cherishable link offers us. And for those already in love with France (not to mention the ever-increasing legions of converts), Speak the Culture: France will be an invaluable aid and companion. Actually, no publisher has attempted anything quite like this, and the publishers Thorogood are to be much applauded for their ingenuity and achievement. The subtitle is Be fluent in French Life and Culture, and that facility is just what this remarkable volume offers, cramming an amazing mass of information into its well-designed pages. Everything is here, from French art and literature, architecture, media, sport, fashion and (of course) food and drink. But while not being in the slightest dumbed down, the information here (while often dealing with such weighty subjects as Proust and French existential philosophers) is delivered in a concise and highly accessible style (and aided considerably by the clever graphics which have a nicely self-mocking subtext--when was that last seen in a book on a foreign country?). So, you're sitting on Eurostar, and a fresh espresso is to hand. Don't reach for the glossy magazine the train company provides--crack open Speak the Culture: France and you'll be thoroughly tooled up for your visit to the City of Light., For anybody living in France, visiting the country on holiday or simply interested in French life, Speak the Culture: France is essential reading.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.0944
Table Of Content
1) Identity: The Foundations of French Culture; 2) Literature and Philosophy; 3) Art and Architecture; 4) Performing Arts; 5) Arbiters of Style: Cinema, Photography and Fashion; 6) Media and Communications; 7) Consuming Culture: Food and Drink; 8) Living Culture: The State of the Nation.
Synopsis
A guidebook can show you where to go, a phrase-book what to say when you get there. Only Speak the Culture: France will lead you to the nation's soul. This easy-to-use cultural companion reflects what it means to have grown up with Camus, Cézanne, De Gaulle and Bardot; it captures the spirit of France and delves deep into the Gallic psyche. Through exploring the people, the movements and the lifestyles that have shaped the French experience, you will come to an intimate understanding of France and the French. There are many travel guides and manuals on living in France. Speak the Culture: France is different: a superbly designed, informed and entertaining insight into French life and culture and who the French really are. Recommended by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Official French Government Centre of Language and Culture in the UK For new residents, business travellers, holidaymakers, students and lovers of France everywhere, Speak the Culture: France is an engaging companion and guide to an enviably rich civilization at the heart of Europe. Excerpt "It would be wrong to imagine that your average Frenchwoman just pops into Chanel on the Rue du Faubourg-St-Honoré whenever she needs a new bag, cardy or fragrance. While a significant minority do indulge in ready-to-wear lines produced by designer labels, most are happy with less brand-conscious garments. Small boutiques and historic department stores like Le Bon Marché and Les Galeries Lafayette sell the big brands, but many French are happy to buy anonymous clothes at knockdown prices in chain stores like Tati, or even in the hypermarket.", A guidebook can show you where to go, a language guidewhat to say when you get there. But only "Speak theCulture: France" will lead you to a nation's soul. Thiseasy to use cultural companion considers how it feels tohave grown up with Flaubert, Cezanne and Bardot; itcaptures the flavours of French regional cuisine, paintsthe colour of festival life and delves deep into theGallic psyche. Through exploring the people, movementsand the lifestyles that have shaped the Frenchexperience, you will come to an intimate understanding ofFrance and the French. This is not a travel guide or amanual on living in France. It's a superbly designed,informed and engaging insight into French life andculture and who the French really are., A guidebook can show you where to go, a phrase-book what to say when you get there. Only Speak the Culture: France will lead you to the nation?'s soul. This easy-to-use cultural companion reflects what it means to have grown up with Camus, C'zanne, De Gaulle and Bardot; it captures the spirit of France and delves deep into the Gallic psyche. Through exploring the people, the movements and the lifestyles that have shaped the French experience, you will come to an intimate understanding of France and the French.There are many travel guides and manuals on living in France. Speak the Culture: France is different: a superbly designed, informed and entertaining insight into French life and culture and who the French really are.Recommended by the Institut fran'ais du Royaume-Uni, the Official French Government Centre of Language and Culture in the UKFor new residents, business travellers, holidaymakers, students and lovers of France everywhere, Speak the Culture: France is an engaging companion and guide to an enviably rich civilization at the heart of Europe. Excerpt?It would be wrong to imagine that your average Frenchwoman just pops into Chanel on the Rue du Faubourg-St-Honor? whenever she needs a new bag, cardy or fragrance. While a significant minority do indulge in ready-to-wear lines produced by designer labels, most are happy with less brand-conscious garments. Small boutiques and historic department stores like Le Bon March? and Les Galeries Lafayette sell the big brands, but many French are happy to buy anonymous clothes at knockdown prices in chain stores like Tati, or even in the hypermarket.'?, A guidebook can show you where to go, a language guidewhat to say when you get there. But only "Speak theCulture: France" will lead you to a nation's soul. Thiseasy to use cultural companion considers how it feels tohave grown up with Flaubert, Cezanne and Bardot; itcaptures the flavours of French regional cuisine, paintsthe colour of ......, A guidebook can show you where to go, a phrase-book what to say when you get there. Only Speak the Culture: France will lead you to the nation's soul. This easy-to-use cultural companion reflects what it means to have grown up with Camus, C zanne, De Gaulle and Bardot; it captures the spirit of France and delves deep into the Gallic psyche. Through exploring the people, the movements and the lifestyles that have shaped the French experience, you will come to an intimate understanding of France and the French. There are many travel guides and manuals on living in France. Speak the Culture: France is different: a superbly designed, informed and entertaining insight into French life and culture and who the French really are. Recommended by the Institut fran ais du Royaume-Uni, the Official French Government Centre of Language and Culture in the UK For new residents, business travellers, holidaymakers, students and lovers of France everywhere, Speak the Culture: France is an engaging companion and guide to an enviably rich civilization at the heart of Europe. Excerpt "It would be wrong to imagine that your average Frenchwoman just pops into Chanel on the Rue du Faubourg-St-Honor whenever she needs a new bag, cardy or fragrance. While a significant minority do indulge in ready-to-wear lines produced by designer labels, most are happy with less brand-conscious garments. Small boutiques and historic department stores like Le Bon March and Les Galeries Lafayette sell the big brands, but many French are happy to buy anonymous clothes at knockdown prices in chain stores like Tati, or even in the hypermarket."
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