The Cambridge companion to modern French culture /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Nicholas Hewitt.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xix, 353 pages :
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illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge companions to culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: French culture and society in the twentieth century / Nicholas Hewitt -- Modern France: history, culture and identity, 1900-1945 / Nicholas Hewitt -- Culture and identity in postwar France / Giles Bousquet and Alain Pessin -- Architecture, planning and design / Anthony Sutcliffe -- The mass media / Jean-Claude Sergeant -- Consumer culture: food, drink and fashion / Hugh Dauncey and Keith Reader -- Language: divisions and debates / Rodney Ball -- Intellectuals / William Paulson -- Religion, politics and culture in France / Michael Kelly -- The third term: literature between philosophy and critical theory / Steven Ungar -- Narrative fiction in French / Mireille Rosello and Jean Mainil -- Poetry / Michael Bishop -- Theatre / Christophe Campos -- Music / Colin Nettelbeck -- The visual arts / Sarah Wilson -- Cinema / Jill Forbes and Sue Harris.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Specially commissioned essays by specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions in this Companion. The book provides information and analysis on such topics as French national identity, architecture, the mass media, food, literature, cinema, intellectual culture and music. It features supplementary material that includes a chronology, illustrations and suggestions for further reading.