France has long attracted the attention of many of America's most accomplished historians. The field of French history has been vastly influential in American thought, both within the academy and beyond, regardless of France's standing among U.S. political and cultural elites. Even though other countries, from Britain to China, may have had a greater impact on American history, none has exerted quite the same hold on the American historical imagination, particularly in the post-1945 era.
To gain a fresh perspective on this passionate relationship, Laura Lee Downs and Stephane Gerson...
France has long attracted the attention of many of America's most accomplished historians. The field of French history has been vastly influential ...
"Childhood in the Promised Land" is the first history of France's" colonies de vacances," a vast network of summer camps created for working-class children. The" colonies" originated as a late-nineteenth-century charitable institution, providing rural retreats intended to restore the fragile health of poor urban children. Participation grew steadily throughout the first half of the twentieth century, "trickling up" by the late 1940s to embrace middle-class youth as well.
At the heart of the study lie the municipal "colonies de vacances," organized by the working-class cities of the Paris...
"Childhood in the Promised Land" is the first history of France's" colonies de vacances," a vast network of summer camps created for working-class chi...
France has long attracted the attention of many of America's most accomplished historians. The field of French history has been vastly influential in American thought, both within the academy and beyond, regardless of France's standing among U.S. political and cultural elites. Even though other countries, from Britain to China, may have had a greater impact on American history, none has exerted quite the same hold on the American historical imagination, particularly in the post-1945 era.
To gain a fresh perspective on this passionate relationship, Laura Lee Downs and Stephane Gerson...
France has long attracted the attention of many of America's most accomplished historians. The field of French history has been vastly influential ...
