Historical Dictionary of France

"From the construction of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower to the fall of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo to Albert Camus's L'Etranger to the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, France has been a part of some of the greatest and most memorable events in human history. Gino Raymond relates the history of these events in this second edition of the Historical Dictionary of France." "Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on kings, politicians, authors, architects, composers, artists, and philosophers, this book presents a thorough history of a significant and influential country. Included also is a foreword by Jon Woronoff."--BOOK JACKET.

Gino Raymond is professor of modern French studies at the University of Bristol, England.