Description: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong by Jean Nadeau, Julie Barlow "Sixty Million Frenchmen does its job marvelously well. After reading it, you may still think the French are arrogant, aloof, and high-handed, but you will know why."--Wall Street Journal FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A historical and cultural guide revealing the French approach to land, food, privacy, language, and more and how globalization led France to become one of the unlikeliest influential countries in the world.The French drink, smoke and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer and have fewer heart problems than Americans. They work 35-hour weeks and take seven weeks paid vacation each year, yet they are the worlds fourth-biggest economic power. So how do they do it?From a distance, modern France looks like a riddle. It is both rigidly authoritarian, yet incredibly inventive; traditional (even archaic) yet modern; lacking clout on the international stage yet still hugely influential. Sixty Million Frenchmen Cant Be Wrong is so much more than a mere French history or culture book; it reveals their unique ideas about land, food, privacy and language and weaves together the threads of French society, uncovering the essence of life in France and giving, for the first time, a complete picture of the French.Keep it for yourself or buy one as a gift for a Francophile or France lover! Author Biography Canadian journalists Jean-Benoit Nadeau an Julie Barlow have spent the last decade working extensively in both their countrys official languages.Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 1964, Jean-Benoit Nadeau holds a bachelors degree in political science and history from McGill University. A journalist since 1987, he has written for Lactualite, Saturday Night Magazine, National Post Business, and Quebec Science. The holder of seventeen journalism awards, he was granted a two-year fellowship in 1998 by the New Hampshire-based Institute for Current World Affairs to study why the French resist globalization. In 2001, he published a humorous travelogue, Les francais aussi ont un accent (Payon, Paris). He has also traveled in Mexico, the UK, New Zealand, and Algeria. Born in Ancaster, Ontario, in 1968, Julie Barlow holds an honours degree in political science from McGill University and a masters in English Literature from Concordia University. Over the last decade, she has written for Saturday NIght Magazine, Report on Business Magazine, Lactualite, and other Canadian magazines. In 1998, she worked as Editor-in-Chief of English-language projects at Montreal-based publisher Ma Carriere. In 2003, she published Same Words, Different Language (Piatkus, London) with international gender expert Barbara Annis. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe, North Africa, Israel, Turkey, the Caucasus, Mexico, the UK, and New Zealand.The couple is now based in Montreal, where they are living happily in French and English while producing their next book, The Story of French. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Spirit Chapter 1: Meet the Aborigines Chapter 2: The Land on Their Mutual Mind Chapter 3: Private Space Chapter 4: Grandeur Is Better Chapter 5: The Art of Eloquence Chapter 6: Until-the-Bitter-End-Ism Chapter 7: World War II: The Unforgotten War Chapter 8: Algeria: The Unacknowledged War Part II: Structure Chapter 9: The Penchant for Absolutism Chapter 10: The State: One for All, and All for One Chapter 11: Dogs, Towns, and Local Governemt Chapter 12: Strong Language Chapter 13: Elite Education Chapter 14: The Enarchy Chapter 15: In the Name of the Law Chapter 16: Civil Society: Invisible Helping Hands Chapter 17: The Choreography of Protest Chapter 18: Redistributing Wealth Chapter 19: Economic Interventionism: The State Will Do Part III: Change Chapter 20: The World According to France Chapter 21: The French Melting Pot Chapter 22: New Checks and Balances Chapter 23: The Meaning of Europe AfterwordAppendix 1: Frances Changing Regimes Appendix 2: ENA PostingsIndex About the Authors Excerpt from Book Excerpt from Chapter 1: Meet the Aborigines When we arrived in Paris at the beginning of Jean-Beno Details ISBN1402200455 Short Title 60 MILLION FRENCHMEN CANT Language English ISBN-10 1402200455 ISBN-13 9781402200458 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Imprint Sourcebooks, Inc Place of Publication Naperville Country of Publication United States Subtitle Why We Love France but Not the French DOI 10.1604/9781402200458 AU Release Date 2003-05-01 NZ Release Date 2003-05-01 US Release Date 2003-05-01 UK Release Date 2003-05-01 Author Julie Barlow Pages 368 Publisher Sourcebooks, Inc Publication Date 2003-05-01 DEWEY 305.800944 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9995601;
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ISBN-13: 9781402200458
Book Title: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Publication Year: 2003
Subject: Anthropology
Item Height: 203 mm
Item Weight: 510 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Julie Barlow, Jean Nadeau
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
