The Identity of France: Volume One: History and Environment

A new approach to the history of France, looking at the country's physical and geographical features as factors which have shaped its past. Braudel questions the origins of frontiers, the growth of towns, how Paris became the capital and how France's unification came about. V. 1. History And Environment.--v. 2. People And Production. Fernand Braudel ; Translated From The French By Siân Reynolds. Translation Of: L'identité De La France. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. v. 1. History and environment. v. 2. People and production.