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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 944 EAN: 9781566566063 Edition: 7 Revised ISBN: 1566566061 Label: Interlink Books Manufacturer: Interlink Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 238 Publication Date: January 31, 2005 Publisher: Interlink Books Studio: Interlink Books Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Good Prep WorkA useful book that is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in France's history. A good introduction to an enormous topic - it serves the purpose. However, if you are looking for a detailed, in depth, insightful history of France or a guide book, this is not the book to buy... and it doesn't claim to be. Rating: - interesting topic, poorly handledThe text is poorly written - often it is unclear who the author is even referring to. For example, "he died a year later." Well. . . . who?? Many such examples where if you don't already know the history, you may feel a bit lost. Rating:  - Quick & DirtyWhen I travel I like to read the historic markers and understand the significance of what I am seeing. If I don't have a clue about the context ("the what dynasty was when?") I tend to feel lost and frustrated. Typically, I don't have the time in the weeks before my trip to digest an eight volume history of a country but would like a high level view of the important people, periods and events in the country's history. "A Traveller's History France" perfectly fit that bill. Some of ... Read More Rating:  - Boring...The subject is not definetely boring but this book is. Why? the relation of events are handled poorly, daily life is not written, the place of France in Europe in terms of political status or economical status is not written. It is like a reference book giving the dates and people names, who married to whom, who administered what part of country. This is definetely not history. I am still looking for a good book on France's history. Rating: - A Wonderful Subject Poorly HandledThis is a good example of how NOT to write history. In about 200 pages we have a brief over-view of the whole history of France. Unfortunately, Cole tries to say too much--too many names and dates. In order to get all his names in Cole has little room left to explain anything important about history: wars "break-out" and artists "come to" Paris. Why any of this happens is without explanation. Even for the traveller with a passing interest in the history of France, this book in inadequate. There ... Read More 
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