Publisher's Synopsis
This study of France covers its cultural history, including key factors in its social and intellectual development from prehistoric times to the present and offers an assessment of the role it has played in the cultural evolution of Europe as a whole. Geographical/physical features are also covered.;The book is divided into four sections on geography, French history, modern-day France and regions, which is further organized into 12 subsections on economic, political and industrial history and character.
