TY  - SOUND
AU  - Jenkins,Cecil
AU  - Bernays,Tristan
TI  - A brief history of France
SN  - 9781491581681
AV  - DC 39 .J455 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Grand Haven, Michigan
PB  - Brilliance Audio
KW  - Civilization
KW  - fast
KW  - France
KW  - History
KW  - Audiobooks
KW  - lcgft
N1  - When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, it is a place of huge diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged from over 2,000 years of history and it is a riveting story from Roman conquest to the present day. Cecil Jenkins tells the story of the formation of this nation through its people, great events and culture. Through this narrative he charts why the French began to see themselves as so different from the rest of Europe and why, today, they face the same problems of identity as many other nations; Performed by Tristan Bernays
N2  - EUROPEAN HISTORY (IE OTHER THAN BRITAIN & IRELAND). When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country in Europe, it is a place of huge diversity. The idea of 'Frenchness' emerged from over 2,000 years of history and it is a riveting story from Roman conquest to the present day. Cecil Jenkins tells the story of the formation of this nation through its people, great events and culture. Through this narrative he charts why the French began to see themselves as so different from the rest of Europe and why, today, they face the same problems of identity as many other nations
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