Books of History / Europe / France

  • Slavery and the French Revolutionists (1788-1805)
    By Anna Julia Cooper

    Professor Joan Markley Todd of San Jose State University read my interpretive study ; she furnished valuable suggestions . These many kindnesses contributed richly to the outcome . Such an array of characters inhabits these pages that I ...

  • Popular French Romanticism: Authors, Readers, and Books in the Nineteenth Century
    By James Smith Allen

    ... and challenge to such historical writing in Michael Zuckerman , “ Dreams That Men Dare to Dream : The Role of Ideas in Western Modernization , ” Social Science History 2 ( 1978 ) , 332-45 ; James Henretta , “ Social History as Lived ...

  • Napoleon: A Biographical Companion
    By David Nicholls

    Describes the life, achievements, rise to power, and influences of the military leader who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established dominance over Europe.

  • Mastering the Market: The State and the Grain Trade in Northern France, 1700-1860
    By Judith A. Miller

    Throughout the eighteenth and early nineteeenth centuries, French regimes developed strategies to control the crucial grain trade.

  • 法蘭西全史:從凱撒的高盧戰記到戴高樂將軍的自由法國,歐陸強權法蘭西的二千年史
    By 約翰.朱利葉斯.諾里奇

    這是一本關於法國的古今全史,也是一紙寫給法蘭西的情書 英國大眾歷史作家界的祖師爺諾里奇爵士,以幽默風趣、引人入勝的筆調, 引領讀者走進「高盧雄雞」兩千年的迷人歷史 ...

  • 百合與玫瑰: 中古至近代早期英法王權的發展
    By 林美香, 李若庸, 秦曼儀

    對王室而言,恩庇扈從體系如同兩面刃,既需藉之拉攏名門望族效忠,又使王權受這些強勢貴族的鉗制,故路易十三接受李希留提議,推動以首相為服務王權之首的官僚制度,遂行中央集權式的統治管理。 59 李希留死後,所有遭其放逐的大貴族皆在因病垂死的路易十三同意 ...

  • 枫丹白露宫:千年法国史
    By 让·弗朗索瓦·埃贝尔, 蒂埃里·萨尔芒

    枫丹白露宫,坐落在森林深处的古老城堡。800多年来,34位国王和2位皇帝在这里上演着权力更迭的悲喜剧:卡佩王朝的开创,瓦卢瓦王朝的屈辱,波旁王朝的骄奢淫逸,大革命的风起 ...

  • 审判王后:1793年10月14—16日
    By (法)埃马纽埃尔·德·瓦雷基耶尔著, 曾昭旷译

    (法)埃马纽埃尔·德·瓦雷基耶尔著, 曾昭旷译. 府机构里参政的弗勒里奥-莱斯科[445],他在卢浮宫街新开了一家细木工作坊。 ... 他也为战争部部长布绍特工作。1793年9月刚被任命为陪审员,他就和克莱蒙一起瓜分了革命法庭《公报》的印刷垄断权[183]。

  • 甜蜜的世仇
    By 羅伯特.圖姆斯, 伊莎貝爾.圖姆斯

    指控伯克跟專制統治和教皇一黨站在同一邊(因此吉爾雷的漫畫才會出現那些符號)。 ... 康斯坦(Benjamin Constant)後來所說的、奠基於個人政治與經濟自由的「現代人的自主權」而言,卻是不可或缺的要素。伯克也和法國的 ... 伯恩斯(Robert Burns)等詩人。

  • A History of Zionism
    By Walter Laqueur

    ... 1913–14°, Middle Eastern Studies, April 1965. J.Marlowe, Rebellion in Palestine, London, 1946. M.Medzini, Esser Shanim Shel Mediniut Eretz Misraelit, Jerusalem, 1928. M.Orenstein, A Plea for Arab-Jewish Unity, London, 1946.

  • France in the Enlightenment
    By Daniel Roche

    Explores the social, cultural, and political developments in France in the period before the Revolution

  • Letters (1694-1700) of François de Callières to the Marquise d'Huxelles
    By William Brooks, Callieres, Mon

    This is the first publication of seventy-five letters from Francois de Callieres (1645-1717) to Marie de Bailleul.

  • Wordsworth: Romantic Poetry and Revolution Politics
    By John Williams

    knowledge of Thomson , if only from Knox , would have been comprehensive by the time he left Hawkshead . ... And on ten thousand hearths his shout rebound ; His larum - bell from village - tow'r to tow'r Swing on th'astounded ear its ...

  • Princesse of Versailles: The Life of Marie Adelaide of Savoy
    By Charles W. Elliott

    A colorful account of Versailles during the time of Louis XIV, as seen through the eyes of its reigning princess, illuminates the most powerful and opulent court in Europe at the height of royal power. 10,000 first printing.

  • 二战中的巴黎:纳粹铁蹄下的欲望、背叛与死亡
    By 提拉·马奇奥

    《二战中的巴黎》讲述了二战时期巴黎被德国纳粹攻占前后的一段历史。各国势力齐聚巴黎:作家、明星、艺术家、间谍、纳粹军官、反抗军等纷纷涌入,似一场没有硝烟的战场,展开生死较量,上演着一幕幕关于背叛与阴谋、抵抗与合作、欲望与死亡的故事。海明威、可可·香奈儿、普鲁斯特、温莎公爵等各界名人此间都曾驻足巴黎,留下了不为人知的秘密。在本书中,精选了20余幅插图,更进一步地还原历史的真相。

  • 法国之魂——巴黎圣母院的前世今生
    By (法)阿涅丝·普瓦里耶(Agnès Poirier)著, 张恒杰译

    看到火焰中的巴黎圣母院时,世界各地的人们都会产生深刻的痛惋之感,为什么巴黎圣母院会让不同国家不同语言的人们都为之动容?是什么使巴黎圣母院成为一个国家的灵魂和人类成就的象征?作为一系列问题的回答,作者从大火之夜开始,带我们重新经历了巴黎圣母院历史上的各个决定性时刻。从1163年的角石铺设开始,亨利四世与天主教的恩怨;拿破仑的加冕典礼;维克多·雨果19世纪保存大教堂的运动;奥斯曼男爵的巴黎重建计划;经典电影《巴黎圣母院》;戴高乐的感恩庆典,等等。谨慎者与大胆者,真诚者与机会主义者,历史学家与激进分子,虔诚者与世俗主义者之间已经发生了一场文化大战。这些都在书中有着淋漓尽致的体现。

  • France in the Making, 843-1180
    By Jean Dunbabin

    France in the Making, 843-1180

  • From Gaul to De Gaulle: An Outline of French Civilization
    By Monique Wagner

    This text is a concise publication on France, the land, its people and its great contribution to world culture. It contains a chronological account of the most important events which...

  • Phylloxera: How Wine was Saved for the World
    By Christopher Campbell

    A historical investigation into the mysterious bug that wiped out the vineyards of France and Europe in the 1860s - and how one young botanist eventually 'saved wine for the...

  • Once Upon an American Dream: The Story of Euro Disneyland
    By Andrew Lainsbury

    Branded a "cultural Chernobyl" and the "tragic kingdom," the Euro Disney Resort has been on its own thrill ride since opening in 1992. The much publicized version of the Magic...