The Discovery of France - Graham Robb
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While 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 h...
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2008, paperback, good copy [Auteur: Robb, Graham] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: PICADOR] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: The Discovery of France]
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Illuminating, engrossing and full of surprises, The Discovery of France is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps and migration to magic, language and landscape, it's a book that reveals the real' past of France to tell the whole...
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Paperback, some illustrations (including photographs) in colour and b/w, 8vo.; Light wrinkle bottom right corner front cover. [Auteur: Robb, Graham] [Pagina's: 454] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Picador] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: The Discovery of France]