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Certain Ideas of France Essays French History and Civilization by HL Wesseling
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- France
- Book Title
- Certain Ideas of France
- ISBN-13
- 9780313323416
- ISBN
- 9780313323416
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313323410
ISBN-13
9780313323416
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2253315
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
Certain Ideas of France : Essays on French History and Civilization
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Europe / France, World, Europe / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Series
Contributions to the Study of World History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-058343
Reviews
"[p]resents a sweeping personal reflection on various, and sometimes contradictory, imaginings of France and French civilization spanning the past to centuries....[a]ccessible to audiences without an in-depth knowladge of French history and culture as well as satisfying to those intimately acquainted with temporal procession of hexagon since 1815.... Certain Ideas of France delivers on what it promises, a survey of some notions of Frenchness and about France's role in the world written in essay format and, therefore, meant to inform and speculate on what are still considered to be fundamental "problems" for France today--the search for a definable and sustainable identity, as well as the recurring themes of decline and renewal that seem to be at the genesis of so many French nationalisms." H-France Book Reviews
Dewey Edition
21
Series Volume Number
Vol. 98
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
944.081
Table Of Content
Foreword by Eugen Weber Preface Culture and Society Ary Scheffer and His Time The Paris of Émile Zola Pierre de Coubertin: Sport and Ideology in the Third Republic, 1870-1914 Commotion at the Sorbonne: The Debate on the French University, 1910-1914 Intellectuals and Politics Reluctant Crusaders: French Intellectuals and the Dreyfus Affair Robert Brasillach and the Temptation of Fascism An Intellectual in Politics: Raymond Aron, 1905-1983 Politics and Diplomacy Constants in French Foreign Policy Was de Gaulle Right? Charles de Gaulle and Charles Péguy: A Certain Idea of France History and Historians Gabriel Hanotaux: An Historian in Politics The Annales School and the Writing of Contemporary History: The First Fifty Years Fernand Braudel: Historian of the "Longue Durée" Index
Synopsis
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 Scheffer and the France of his time, that is to say the first half of the 19th century. The second chapter continues this theme and deals with Émile Zola and the Paris of the Second Empire. Two other chapters discuss aspects of the Third Republic, sports and students, respectively. The second section is devoted to French intellectuals. It offers the first in-depth analysis of the group of intellectuals that supported Zola and Dreyfus. Chapter six deals with one of the great literary figures of the interwar period--and later a notorious collaborator--Robert Brasillach. Chapter seven contains a vivid sketch of the life and work of the famous French intellectual Raymond Aron. The third section is devoted to politics and diplomacy. French foreign policy is discussed both in its long-term perspective as well as more specifically in the period of Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle's idea of France is compared with that of an author by whom he was greatly influenced, Charles Péguy. Finally, there is a section on French history writing, including two biographical essays, one about Gabriel Hanotaux, the once famous but now nearly forgotten historian who became Minister of Foreign Affairs, and another on Fernand Braudel, the great contemporary French historian and close friend of Wesseling. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and other researchers involved with French history, the history of ideas, and European historiography., 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 Scheffer and the France of his time, that is to say the first half of the 19th century. The second chapter continues this theme and deals with mile Zola and the Paris of the Second Empire. Two other chapters discuss aspects of the Third Republic, sports and students, respectively. The second section is devoted to French intellectuals. It offers the first in-depth analysis of the group of intellectuals that supported Zola and Dreyfus. Chapter six deals with one of the great literary figures of the interwar period--and later a notorious collaborator--Robert Brasillach. Chapter seven contains a vivid sketch of the life and work of the famous French intellectual Raymond Aron. The third section is devoted to politics and diplomacy. French foreign policy is discussed both in its long-term perspective as well as more specifically in the period of Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle's idea of France is compared with that of an author by whom he was greatly influenced, Charles P guy. Finally, there is a section on French history writing, including two biographical essays, one about Gabriel Hanotaux, the once famous but now nearly forgotten historian who became Minister of Foreign Affairs, and another on Fernand Braudel, the great contemporary French historian and close friend of Wesseling. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and other researchers involved with French history, the history of ideas, and European historiography.
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