Sixty million Frenchmen can't be wrong : why we love France but not the French
Decrypting French ideas about land, food, privacy, and language, and more, the authors weave together the threads of French society for a fresh take on a country that no one can seem to understand
1 online resource (xv, 351 pages) : map
9781402230578, 9781402230585, 1402230575, 1402230583
508630790
Spirit. Meet the Aborigines ; The Land on Their Mind ; Private Space ; Grandeur is Better ; The Art of Eloquence ; Until-the-Bitter-End-Ism ; World War II : The Unforgotten War ; Algeria : The Unacknowledged War
Structure. The Penchant for Absolutism ; The State : One for All, and All for One ; Dogs, Towns, and Local Government ; Strong Language
Includes index