France from House of Our Own Books

New York , NY, U.S.A.: Merit Publishers, 1968. First published in 1936, this is a reprint of Trotsky's analysis of the political and social crisis in France in the mid-1930s, from the fascist riots of 1934 to the mass strike in 1936, re-published in 1968 at the time of the student protests and the mass strikes (red cloth with gold… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 2015. This is a cultural and material history of paper money during and after the French Revolution; it shows how the new paper currency that was introduced compounded insecurity, multiplied mistrust, and affected the course of the revolution; includes illustrations (black covers with silver lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket with painting, Country Folk… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 2001. First published in 1987, this is a classic work in the history of science and French intellectual and cultural history; more than a narrative history of the rise of psychiatry in 19th century France, it explains why French psychiatry assumed the form that it did (maroon & white pictorial covers with very… Saber más sobre este artículo

Westport, CT, U.S.A.: Greenwood Press, 1978. This is a study of French intellectuals' response to America in the 1920s which attempts to clarify the interaction between the concerns of the French observer and the dynamic aspects of American life (dark gray cloth with white lettering on front and spine; a bright, clean, tight copy). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris, France: Musees et Monuments de France, 1992. This is an illustrated history of the one of the finest museums in France and its collections; includes many color reproductons of the paintings and other works of art in the museum (pictorial cover with detail from 15th century painting on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy). Paperback. As New. 8… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Routledge, 2001 This is a brief critical introduction to the revolutionary and Napoleonic conflicts; based on current historiography, it discusses the expansion of France, the extent to which Napoleon was responsible for this success, the changing attitude of the French people towards Napoleon, the campaigns of Napoleon and Wellington, and the events leading up to Napoleon's… Saber más sobre este artículo