Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is offered in honour of Douglas Johnson, emeritus Professor of French History. He has made an immense contribution to the fields of French history and to the development of interdisciplinary French studies. France resounds with echoes from its turbulent history. These specially commissioned essays by Douglas Johnson's colleagues and former students focus on a number of historical problems and issues. Ranging from the sixteenth century to the present, the contributions are by leading practitioners of French historical or cultural studies.
