Historical Dictionary of France
by Gino Raymond
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- 0810850958
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- 9780810850958
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Historical Dictionaries of Europe, No. 64. Second edition. Hardcover volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9", is new. liii/471 pages.
"From the construction of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower to the Fall of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to Napoléon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo to Albert Camus' "L'Etranger" and the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, France has been a part of some of the greatest and most memorable events in human history. Author Gino Raymond relates the history of these events in the second edition of the "Historical Dictionary of France."
Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on kings, politicians, authors, architects, composers, artists, and philosophers, a thorough history of France is presented."
"From the construction of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower to the Fall of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to Napoléon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo to Albert Camus' "L'Etranger" and the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, France has been a part of some of the greatest and most memorable events in human history. Author Gino Raymond relates the history of these events in the second edition of the "Historical Dictionary of France."
Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on kings, politicians, authors, architects, composers, artists, and philosophers, a thorough history of France is presented."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-469) and index.
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- Palimpsest Scholarly Books (US)
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- 1934
- Title
- Historical Dictionary of France
- Author
- Gino Raymond
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810850958
- ISBN 13
- 9780810850958
- Publisher
- The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Lanham, Maryland
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- European History, France
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