France


The Sense of Sound

Musical Meaning in France, 1260-1330
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199732951ISBN10: 0199732957 Presents a new model for ascribing meaning to musical sound in medieval France

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In the Shadow of the General

Modern France and the Myth of De Gaulle
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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780195308884ISBN10: 0195308883 In insightful analysis of how Charles de Gaulle was transformed into a national myth, illuminating the story of modern France
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Civilizing Habits

Women Missionaries and the Revival of French Empire
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Paperback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199922840ISBN10: 0199922845 Profiles three missionary women in the same book, using biography to illuminate the context of French empire and vice versa.
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The Acadian Diaspora

An Eighteenth-Century History
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Hardback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199739776ISBN10: 0199739773 A fascinating account that connects the history of the Acadians of eastern Canada to the global forced migrations of their successors
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