The Human Tradition in Modern France

This engaging textbook provides a human perspective of the history of France from 1789 to the present through essays that highlight individuals and intriguing events that too often have been lost under labels and statistics. Students will gain an understanding of the humor and passion in French history from these original chapters by established scholars. This collection also relates the individuals, events, and controversies to current historiographical debates. The Human Tradition in Modern France is an excellent supplementary text for courses on French history as well as on Western Civilization.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I: 1789-1815
Chapter 1: Voices from the Streets in the French Revolution
Chapter 2: Death in the Bathtub: Charlotte Corday and Jean-Paul Marat
Chapter 3: The Chénier Brothers and Jacques-Louis David: Artists in the French Revolution
Part II: 1815-1870
Chapter 4: Victor Jacquemont in India: Travel, Identity, and the French Generation of 1820
Chapter 5: Désirée Véret or the Past Recaptured: Love, Memory, and Socialism
Part III: 1870-1914
Chapter 6: Vacher the Ripper of the Southwest
Chapter 7: Authority, Revolution, and Work: Views from the Socialist Left in the Fin de Siècle
Chapter 8: Family and Nation in Belle-Epoque France: The Debate over Léon Blum's Du Mariage
Chapter 9: Notorious Women Speak for Themselves: French Actresses in the Nineteenth Century
Part IV: 1940-Present
Chapter 10: "The Oldest Negro in Paris": A Postcolonial Encounter
Chapter 11: Régis Debray: Republican in a Democratic Age
Chapter 12: The Business of Pleasure: Creating Club Méditerranée, 1950-1970
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About the author

K. Steven Vincent is professor of history at North Carolina State University. Alison Klairmont-Lingo is an independent scholar.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alison Klairmont-Lingo (Editor), K. Steven Vincent (Editor), Vincent K. Steven (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2000
• EAN: 9780842028059
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2805-9
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Series: The Human Tradition around the World series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800, european studies;france studies