Cassell Guide to French Officialese |
 Sheelagh Johnson
ISBN: 030433815X
This is a dictionary containing all the terms visitors spending time in France need to know. This compact, user-friendly guide covers all the main areas of everyday life - jobs, house buying, flat renting, employment, health and social services,...(read more) |
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Country Insights: France |
Nick Bornoff
ISBN: 0750217804
An addition to the COUNTRY INSIGHTS series, which focuses on various aspects of daily life in France, including chapters on home life, apartment homes, France at work, business and industries and going to school. Illustrated in full colour photographs,...(read more) |
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture |
 Alex Hughes (Editor), Keith Reader (Editor)
ISBN: 0415263549
The international team of contributors and consultants have provided over 700 entries offering wide-ranging coverage and crossing the traditional boundaries between disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. French culture is defined in its...(read more) |
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France in the European Union |
 Alain Guyomarch, et al
ISBN: 0333593588
This text is centred around two themes: the attitude of presidents, ministers, political parties, interest groups, and the public, towards European integration; and the complexity of the adaption processes in many policy sectors which have become...(read more) |
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France in the New Century |
 John Ardagh
ISBN: 0140259228
Presenting a portrait of changes in French society since 1945, with the accent on the France of the mid-1990s, this book's main focus is on society, culture and the economy, but space is also given to politics. |
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France Since 1945 |
 Robert Gildea
ISBN: 0192801317
In the fifty years since the end of the Second World War, France has had to deal with the legacy of the German occupation, the effects of the Algerian war and the rise of Islam, and more recently the loss of French domination of Europe following the...(read more) |
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France Today |
 J. E. Flower (Editor)
ISBN: 0340630930
This guide to the France of the 1990s should be of interest to students of French and European studies in schools, universities and polytechnics, as well as to the general reader. The wide-ranging essays should provide cultural and linguistic support...(read more) |
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French Feminisms |
 Gill Allwood
ISBN: 1857288033
In this text, Gill Allwood explores theories of masculinity emerging from French feminist theories of gender and from French feminist practice concerning violence towards women, highlighting both the commonalities and the specificities of the French case. |
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French Hospitality |
 Tahar Ben Jelloun, Barbara Bray (Translator)
ISBN: 0231113765
A Moroccan who emigrated to France in 1971, Tahar Ben Jelloun draws upon his own encounters with racism along with his insights as a practicing psychologist and novelist to elucidate the racial divisions that plague his adopted nation today. |
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French Legal System |
 Catherine Elliott, Catherine Vernon
ISBN: 0582327474
This text provides a basic introduction to the French legal system, covering all aspects. It explains the sources of French law, the structure of its courts and legal professions, and all other aspects of the legal process. |
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French Political Parties |
 Nigel Addinall
ISBN: 0708312632
This work traces the emergence and development of the fifth French Republic from 1958 up to the 1990s, and examines the history of the different French political parties and trade unions since the end of World War II. It provides key extracts from the...(read more) |
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French Politics Today |
 Peter Morris
ISBN: 0719037646
Wide-ranging and up-to-date, this book offers students an introduction to French politics. Peter Morris provides a description and analysis of the institutions and processes, and draws attention to issues and controversies on the current policy agenda....(read more) |
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On the Brink: The Trouble with France |
 Jonathan Fenby
ISBN: 0349114919
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Sourcebook on French Law |
 David Pollard
ISBN: 1859411878
The primary sources in this work include the constitution and related documents, extracts from codes, statutes and regulations, decisions of the courts - ranging from classic leading cases to everyday situations which are the typical fare of the lowest...(read more) |
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Speak the Culture: France: Be Fluent in French Life and Culture |
 Andrew Whittaker
ISBN: 1854184938
Through exploring the people, the culture and the lifestyles that have shaped the French experience Speak the Culture: France provides an intimate understanding of France and the French. |
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The Changing French Political System |
 Robert Elgie (Editor)
ISBN: 0714680982
Examining the nature of the Fifth Republic after its first 42 years, this study looks at the challenges posed by new parties and new expressions of political mobilization. Entrenched policy routines are being undermined by the emergence of new actors...(read more) |
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The French |
 Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 1860460755
This is a guide to France intended for the traveller who wants to get to know French people as individuals, for the negotiating businessman and for students who wishes to discover in-depth aspects of their lives. It looks at what makes up the national...(read more) |
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The French Way: The Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the French |
 Ross Steele
ISBN: 0071428070
If you're traveling to or doing business in France and want to avoid any unfortunate misunderstandings, "The French Way" is the most up-to-date guide to French culture. Written by renowned French culture expert Ross Steele, the book offers a...(read more) |
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The Government and Politics of France |
Anne Stevens
ISBN: 033366552X
Reviewers' comments on 1st edition '...informative, relatively jargon-free, and well structured...(and) laced with tables, figures, exhibits and maps which serve to complement the text in the most helpful ways...Stevens captures the new themes of French...(read more) |
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The Nonprofit Sector in France |
Edith Archambault
ISBN: 0719049040
Part of a series on the non-profit sector worldwide, this text examines non-profit organizations in France, which, despite their invisibility in official statistics, have come to permeate French society. From mutual societies to high-profile charities...(read more) |
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Well Frogged Out |
 Colin Ward
ISBN: 1840182482
This account of the 1998 World Cup in France is written by a football fan rather than a hack, describing a side of the tournament that most writers did not experience. |
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