Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture (Hardcover)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture Book Description

More than 700 alphabetically organized entries by an international team of contributors provide a fascinating survey of French culture post 1945.
Entries include:
* advertising * Beur cinema * Coco Chanel * decolonization * ecriture feminine * football * francophone press * gay activism * Seuil * youth culture
Entries range from short factual/biographical pieces to longer overview articles. All are extensively cross-referenced and longer entries are 'facts-fronted' so important information is clear at a glance. It includes a thematic contents list, extensive index and suggestions for further reading.
The Encyclopedia will provide hours of enjoyable browsing for all francophiles, and essential cultural context for students of French, Modern History, Comparative European Studies and Cultural Studies.

About the Author :

Alex Hughes has contributed to Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture as an author. Owen Heathcote is a member of the Deptartment of Modern Languages, University of Bradford.
Alex Hughes is a Professor in French Studies, at the University of Birmingham.
James S. Williams is a Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature, at the University of Kent.


Keith Reader has contributed to Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture as an author. Keith Reader is Professor of French at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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