An “engaging, enthusiastic, sympathetic, funny” journey through French history from the New York Times–bestselling author of Absolute Monarchs (The Wall S

Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millenni

This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, pro

A "delicious" (Dorie Greenspan), "genial" (Kirkus Reviews), "very cool book about the intersections of food and history" (Michael Pollan)—as featured in the N