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  • Place and Locality in Modern France

    Place and Locality in Modern France analyses the significance and changing constructions of local place in modern France. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars from around the world, this book provides a timely overview of the cross-disciplinary thinking that is currently taking place over a central issue in French history.The contributed chapters address a range of subjects that include ... Les mer

    451,18 kr

  • Enacting Brittany

    Tourism and Culture in Provincial France, 1871–1939

    av Patrick Young ...
    Brittany offers an excellent example of a French region that once attracted a certain cultivated elite of travel connoisseurs but in which more popular tourism developed relatively early in the twentieth century. It is therefore a strategic choice as a case study of some of the processes associated with the emergence of mass tourism, and the effects of this kind of tourism development on local ... Les mer

    634,30 kr

  • Lydbøker

    Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038 (Unabridged)

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    4 timer 8 min

    Prepare to be captivated by a literary tapestry woven with the threads of diverse voices in "Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038." This anthology showcases a kaleidoscope of perspectives, from poignant memoirs to thought-provoking essays, each piece a testament to the power of storytelling. Immerse yourself in the depths of human experience, where laughter and tears intertwine, and the ... Les mer

    55,00 kr

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  • The Bonjour Effect

    The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed

    Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there. Yet one important lesson never seemed to sink in: how to communicate comfortably with the French, even when you speak their language. In The Bonjour Effect Jean-Benoît and Julie chronicle the lessons they learned after they returned to France to live, for a year, with their twin daughters. ... Les mer

    132,56 kr

  • Paris Reborn

    Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City

    A "wide-ranging and readable history" of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history ( The New Yorker ).Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, 19th-century Paris, France was transformed in an extraordinary period from 1848 to 1870, when the government launched a huge campaign to build streets, squares, parks, ... Les mer

    118,00 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Paris

    Biography of a City

    av Colin Jones ...
    'Paris is the World, the rest of the Earth is nothing but its suburbs' - MarivauxIn this intelligently-written and supremely entertaining new history, Colin Jones seeks to give a sense of the city of Paris as it was lived in and experienced over time. The focal point of generation upon generation of admirers and detractors, a source of attraction or repulsion even for those who have never been ... Les mer

    193,73 kr

  • Paris Dreams, Paris Memories

    The City and Its Mystique

    How did Paris become the world favorite it is today? Charles Rearick argues that we can best understand Paris as several cities in one, each with its own history and its own imaginary shaped by dream and memory. Paris has long been at once a cosmopolitan City of Light and of modernity, a patchwork of time-resistant villages, a treasured heirloom, a hell for the disinherited, and a legendary ... Les mer

    225,39 kr

  • Expo 67

    Not Just a Souvenir

    Expo 67, the world's fair held in Montreal during the summer of 1967, brought architecture, art, design, and technology together into a glittering modern package. Heralding the ideal city of the future to its visitors, the Expo site was perceived by critics as a laboratory for urban and architectural design as well as for cultural exchange, intended to enhance global understanding and ... Les mer

    288,59 kr

  • The French

    This is a guide to France intended for the traveller who wants to get to know French people as individuals, for the negotiating businessman and for students who wishes to discover in-depth aspects of their lives. It looks at what makes up the national character of France. ... Les mer

    271,28 kr

  • Paris, Capital of Modernity

    av David Harvey ...
    Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits ... Les mer

    672,18 kr

  • Kouchibouguac

    Removal, Resistance, and Remembrance at a Canadian National Park

    av Ronald Rudin ...
    In 1969, the federal and New Brunswick governments created Kouchibouguac National Park on the province’s east coast. The park’s creation required the relocation of more than 1200 people who lived within its boundaries. Government officials claimed the mass eviction was necessary both to allow visitors to view “nature” without the intrusion of a human presence and to improve the lives of the former ... Les mer

    369,89 kr

  • The Feel of the City

    Experiences of Urban Transformation

    av Nicolas Kenny ...
    At the start of the twentieth century, the modern metropolis was a riot of sensation. City dwellers lived in an environment filled with smoky factories, crowded homes, and lively thoroughfares. Sights, sounds, and smells flooded their senses, while changing conceptions of health and decorum forced many to rethink their most banal gestures, from the way they negotiated speeding traffic to the use ... Les mer

    369,89 kr