Frankrike

The British and French in the Atlantic 1650-1800 provides a comprehensive history of this complex period and explores the contrasting worlds of the British and the French Empires …

A critical examination of metropolitan planning in Paris-the "e;Grand Paris"e; initiative-and the building of today's networked global city.In 2007 the French government …

When Marcel Proust started to work on In Search of Lost Time in 1908, he wrote this question in his notebook: 'Should I make it a novel, a philosophical study, am I a novelist?' …

How do twenty-first century theatre practitioners negotiate the dynamics of tradition and innovation across the works of Samuel Beckett? Beckett's own tendencies toward fluidity of …

“The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the …

A "e;well-researched, elegantly written"e; study of the life and work of 19th-century French author Gustave Flaubert (Roger Pearson, University of Oxford). Michel …

Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris.Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the …

Black women living in the French empire played a key role in the decolonial movements of the mid-twentieth century. Thinkers and activists, these women lived lives of commitment …

Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high …

Discover Michael's new travel adventure, Michael Palin in Venezuela, available now.'I cannot remember the last time I read a book so immediately absorbing and affecting. Michael …