{"product_id":"discovery-of-france-a-historical-geography-from-the-revolution-to-the-first-world-war","title":"Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDiscovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGraham Robb\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780393059731\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eWhile Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language.Graham Robb describes that unknown world in arresting narrative detail. He recounts the epic journeys of mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, administrators, and intrepid tourists, of itinerant workers, pilgrims, and herdsmen with their millions of migratory domestic animals. We learn how France was explored, charted, and colonized, and how the imperial influence of Paris was gradually extended throughout a kingdom of isolated towns and villages.\u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of France\u003c\/em\u003e explains how the modern nation came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France--past and present--remains to be discovered.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War | Graham Robb | Hardcover | 9780393059731 | Used: Very Good | European History 1568391","offer_id":48485121425560,"sku":"1568391","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71h4YEKGCtL.jpg?v=1773436452","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/discovery-of-france-a-historical-geography-from-the-revolution-to-the-first-world-war","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}