France: Past and Present

ISBN-13: 9780820444550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 284 str.

Guy R. Mermier

Opis

France: Past and Present is the story of France of its emergence as a major nation in the world thanks to the energy and splendid mettle of its people, and in spite of the many accidents of its history. This volume covers a broad range of topics: analysis of the political institutions, the economy, and the society of France. It outlines past and present problems and achievements, including violence, education, work, unemployment, social advantages and ills, women, and behavior. These topics are broached not only to inform, but also to inspire reflection on the present situation and action of the French. Finally this book wonders what France ought to do in order to manage safely and successfully the transition between the twentieth and twenty-first century."

O autorze

The Author: Guy R. Mermier recently retired from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He taught French civilization, translation, and literature for thirty-five years. For many years until his retirement, he was the Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Collegium of the University. He is the author of numerous articles and books, among them Le Bestiaire de Pierre de Beauvais, A Book of Beast, Beroul's Tristran and Yseut, The Play of Madness, and The Petit Jehan de Paris. He was born in Grenoble, France, and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.