Larger	A Concise History of France (Cambridge Concise Histories) Author: Roger Price
	Book Information Publisher: Cambridge University Press Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780521368094 - ISBN-10: 052136809X Publication Date: 1/29/1993 Pages: 396

This book provides a clear, well-informed and highly illustrated guide to French history from the early Middle Ages to the Mitterrand presidency. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of France available, based on a carefully structured synthesis and written in an entertaining style for the student and traveler. Alongside major themes such as state and society, the impact of war, and the use of political power, Roger Price includes studies of major figures including Louis XIV, the two Napoleons, Clemenceau and De Gaulle, providing a concise yet complete history of the country.