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"Lo Thesaur del Hospital de Sant Sperit"
De Gruyter 1989; US$ 224.00"Lo Thesaur del Hospital de Sant Sperit" : Edition eines Marseiller Urkundeninventars (1399-1511) mit sprachlichem und geschichtlichem Kommentar unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Rechtswortschatzes more...
An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 109.99Focusing on Corsica since the eighteenth century, this title contains a comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. These contextualize the Corsican issue, and underline its significance as a forerunner of the American and French revolutions. more...
Adventure Guide to Paris & the Ile de France
Hunter Publishing 2004; US$ 15.00Provides information on the neighborhoods of Paris, sights, museums, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities, hotels, and restaurants. more...
Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote d'Azur
Hunter Publishing 2005; US$ 15.00Here is the most detailed and informative guide to this fascinating region, from the Côte d?Azur and its seaside towns of St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice and Antibes, to the mountainous regions of Vaucluse, the Lubéron and Mont Ventoux. See the papal palaces and cathedrals massed inside Avignon?s intact 14th-century walls. Or visit Nîmes, with its Amphitheater,... more...
Almost French
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2011; US$ 11.65Number 1 on the Bestseller list (Australia) with over 20,000 copies sold in the UK alone and over 250,000 world-wide! Almost French has been a huge success and now with the new-look, mass market B Format it is ready to go stellar! Publication timed for major trade promotions including summer reading and airport holiday exodus. In the bestselling tradition... more...
Alsace to the Alsatians?
Berghahn Books 2010; US$ 90.00The region of Alsace, located between the hereditary enemies of France and Germany, served as a trophy of war four times between 1870–1945. With each shift, French and German officials sought to win the allegiance of the local populace. In response to these pressures, Alsatians invoked regionalism—articulated... more...
Archaeologies of Colonialism
University of California Press 2010; US$ 65.00This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture,... more...
Barricades
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 50.00Between 1830 and 1848, Paris was rocked by two successful revolutions, three failed insurrections, and seven serious assassination attempts against King Louis-Phillippe and his sons. The June Days of 1848 - the worst urban insurrection in history until that time - finally brought this period to a close. Using a wide variety of sources, including detailed... more...
The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 112.00This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillé in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis? victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul largely to the Franks. It was arguably in the wake of Vouillé that Gaul... more...
Becoming Americans in Paris
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 21.99Americans often look back on Paris between the world wars as a charming escape from the enduring inequalities and reactionary politics of the United States. In this bold and original study, Brooke Blower shows that nothing could be further from the truth. She reveals the breadth of American activities in the capital, the lessons visitors drew from... more...









