Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book examines the transition of France and French life as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, and the cultural and social dislocations that such an evoltuion implies. Sociological concepts and categories of class, race, gender, age and region are discussed as well as how they combine together to produce inequalities and identities. These concepts are then applied to a range of issues such as work, politics, education,...
Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book exam...
Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book examines the transition of France and French life as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, and the cultural and social dislocations that such an evoltuion implies. Sociological concepts and categories of class, race, gender, age and region are discussed as well as how they combine together to produce inequalities and identities. These concepts are then applied to a range of issues such as work, politics, education,...
Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book exam...
Bernardin de St Pierre (1737-1814) was a major figure of the late French Enlightenment. In this first full-length critical biography of the author in English, Malcolm Cook seeks to understand the importance of Bernardin's major works. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscript material, he provides a fresh account of the writer's significance and status in a period of French history which, during Bernardin's lifetime, saw the transition from monarchy to republic and empire. The book is both a critical account of a major author and a source of new insights into the cultural revolution taking...
Bernardin de St Pierre (1737-1814) was a major figure of the late French Enlightenment. In this first full-length critical biography of the author in ...
This book empirically examines banking reform in the economies of Southeast Asia as they sought to adapt to major developments in the global economic system over the past three decades, including the globalisation of finance, the debt crisis of the 1980s and the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. Focusing in particular on the turbulent decade of financial boom and bust from 1994 to 2004, it explores the ways in which states respond to powerful external shocks and the implications for policy choices, demonstrating how different political systems shape economic performance and policy choices....
This book empirically examines banking reform in the economies of Southeast Asia as they sought to adapt to major developments in the global econom...
Ce volume provient d un colloque sur le male en France 1715-1830 qui eut lieu a l Institut francais de Londres en septembre 2002 avec, bien sur, des modifications et de nouveaux articles. Les annees 1715-1830 sont marquees par de profonds bouleversements dans la vie politique, sociale, et litteraire de la France. De Gil Blas a Armance, ce volume trace le developpement de la representation du male dans la fiction, le theatre et la presse de l epoque. Depuis plusieurs annees, l accent a ete mis sur la femme, mais ici les -gender studies- sont reequilibrees en considerant le role...
Ce volume provient d un colloque sur le male en France 1715-1830 qui eut lieu a l Institut francais de Londres en septembre 2002 avec, bien sur, des m...
