My France: Politics, Culture, Myth

by Eugen Weber

Book Overview

"Lots of Romanians, in my day, dreamed of France; not many got there," writes the author in his introduction. "Fortuitousness, contingency, and sheer good luck made me fall into France, just as one falls into love." Fifty years after reaching France, by way of school in England, Eugen Weber presents a series of illuminations on the country he loves, and whose civilization he has made the center of his life's work as an interpreter of European history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674595769
• ISBN13: 9780674595767
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"