An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020 by McPhee, Peter

An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020

The French countryside is as beloved by the many millions of tourists who visit it each year...
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Author: Peter McPhee
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An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020 by McPhee, Peter

An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020

€24,99

An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020

€24,99
Author: Peter McPhee
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The French countryside is as beloved by the many millions of tourists who visit it each year as it is of French people themselves. But it has not always looked like it does today. An Environmental History of France instead presents the countryside in which people live and work and through which they travel as a human creation across 250 years of economic and cultural change, war and revolution. It is a book about the 'making' of the French landscape and an engrossing story linking human geography, history, agriculture and culture.

Showing an awareness of the origins and nature of current ecological and social challenges, Peter McPhee uses a blend of environmental and cultural approaches to paint a vivid picture of rural France's modern history. From the aristocratic control of agrarian resources in the 1770s, to widespread mechanisation in the 19th century, through to the impact of the World Wars and an intriguing discussion about the uncertain future of French rural communities, McPhee provides a nuanced, detailed and absorbing account of a distinctive version of France that is essential to the country's identity.

Author: Peter McPhee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 11/14/2024
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781350523852

About the Author
Peter McPhee is Honorary Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on the history of modern France, including: A Social History of France 1789-1914 (2004); Robespierre: a Revolutionary Life (2012); and Liberty or Death: The French Revolution 1789-1799 (2016). Professor McPhee was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1997 and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2003. Earlier that year he had received the Centenary Medal for services to Australian education. In 2012, McPhee was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

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