The Leading eBooks Store Online

for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...

New to eBooks.com?

Learn more
Browse our categories
  • Bestsellers - This Week
  • Foreign Language Study
  • Pets
  • Bestsellers - Last 6 months
  • Games
  • Philosophy
  • Archaeology
  • Gardening
  • Photography
  • Architecture
  • Graphic Books
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Health & Fitness
  • Political Science
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • History
  • Psychology & Psychiatry
  • Body Mind & Spirit
  • House & Home
  • Reference
  • Business & Economics
  • Humor
  • Religion
  • Children's & Young Adult Fiction
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Romance
  • Computers
  • Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Science
  • Crafts & Hobbies
  • Law
  • Science Fiction
  • Current Events
  • Literary Collections
  • Self-Help
  • Drama
  • Literary Criticism
  • Sex
  • Education
  • Literary Fiction
  • Social Science
  • The Environment
  • Mathematics
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Family & Relationships
  • Media
  • Study Aids
  • Fantasy
  • Medical
  • Technology
  • Fiction
  • Music
  • Transportation
  • Folklore & Mythology
  • Nature
  • Travel
  • Food and Wine
  • Performing Arts
  • True Crime
  • Foreign Language Books
20th century

Most popular at the top

  • Franceby Julian Jackson

    OUP Oxford 2001; US$ 26.99

    The French call them 'the Dark Years'...This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history.Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, more...

  • Kollaboration des Geistes.by Sebastian Liebold

    Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 75.48

    Hauptbeschreibung Deutsche und französische Rechtsintellektuelle einte nach 1933 - bei allen Unterschieden - die Kritik an der Demokratie Frankreichs. Denker der intellektuellen Kollaboration sind zwischen eigenen autoritären Ansätzen und der Vorbereitung der Niederlage von 1940 im Sinne der Nationalsozialisten anzusiedeln. Sebastian Liebold analysiert... more...

  • French Relations with the European Unionby Helen Drake

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 160.00

    This scholarly work examines how key actors within French politics and society have related to the challenges and opportunities posed by the European Union, and how these relations have driven or hindered change in France. The collection invites the reader to explore below the surface image of a France troubled by its relations with the EU in... more...

  • Stardom in Postwar Franceby John Gaffney; Diana Holmes

    Berghahn Books 2008; US$ 75.00

    The 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. The period was one of rapid change, derived from post-World War II economic and social modernization; yet many traditional characteristics were retained. By analyzing the eruption of the new postwar world in the context of a France that was both modern and traditional, we can... more...

  • Le parti colonial françaisby Marc Lagana

    Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1990; US$ 19.50

    Le nouvel ordre colonial qui s'installe à la fin du XlXe siècle, et qui sera fondamental dans l'histoire de la France contemporaine, est dominé par le Parti colonial français, ce parti «pas comme les autres». L'interaction, l'interpénétration et l'interdépendance des milieux politiques... more...

  • De Gaulleby Michael E. Haskew

    Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 22.99

    Charles de Gaulle once stated, ?France has no friends, only interests,? and it was this strength of mind and love of country that took the region from an occupied territory during World War II to a leader in the Allied cause. Convinced that his personal destiny and that of his beloved country were intertwined, de Gaulle's life?s work was dedicated... more...

  • The Veneto, Italyby Frommer's ShortCuts

    Wiley 2012; US$ 5.99

    The information you need and nothing you don't Frommer's Shortcuts give you exactly what you need for your trip, no matter where you're going. In these e-books, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background... more...

  • The Fifth French Republicby Philip Thody

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 41.95

    The Fifth French Republic is a study of modern French politics and history, discussing the five presidents who span from 1959 to the present--Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valry Giscard d'Estang, Fran5~ois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac. Philip Thody examines the importance of the similarities between the five men for an understanding of the... more...

  • Course of French Historyby Pierre Goubert

    Routledge 1991; US$ 42.95

    `Lively, well-written, satirical and profound.' - Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie This stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from 987 to the present day. more...

  • The de Gaulle Presidency and the Mediaby Jean K. Chalaby

    Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 145.00

    Is it true that de Gaulle kept journalists at a distance because he disliked the press? Or was the press really against him, as always claimed? How did he exploit his own charisma on radio and television? This book explores the relationship between de Gaulle and the media during his presidency. The author examines de Gaulle's communications strategy... more...