by Theodore Zeldin · Panther · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781860460753
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«The French» is Theodore Zeldin's essay on the national character and society of France, published by Panther in paperback (542 pages, in English).
The book examines the French national character and sets out to show the French as individuals, avoiding clichés. Zeldin combines history, customs and social observation to explain what distinguishes France; a work intended for the traveller who wants to know its inhabitants, the professional who deals with them and the student interested in their culture.
New Ed edition of 1997; the work was originally published in 1973. Theodore Zeldin was a fellow of St Antony's College (Oxford) and received the Wolfson Prize.
Recommended for travellers, professionals and students who want to understand French culture and society beyond clichés.
Theodore Zeldin is a British historian and current Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is the author of A History of French Passions, a quotidian history of the French people, as well as An Intimate History of Humanity. He is also a Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, having previously been its dean for 13 years, and a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature.
