{"product_id":"9781474282772","title":"Place and Locality in Modern France","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePlace and Locality in Modern France\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Whalen | Patrick Young\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlace and Locality in Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e analyses the significance and changing constructions of local place in modern France. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars from around the world, this book provides a timely overview of the cross-disciplinary thinking that is currently taking place over a central issue in French history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributed chapters address a range of subjects that include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the politics of administrative reform, decentralization, regionalism and local advocacy; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the role of commerce in engendering narratives and experience of local place;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the importance of ethnic, class, gender and race distinctions in shaping local connection and identity;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the generation and transmission of knowledge about local place and culture through academia, civic heritage and popular memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a reconsideration of the 'local' in French history, \u003ci\u003ePlace and Locality in Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the divide between micro- and macro-history for all those interested in ideas of locality and culture in modern French and European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Whalen is Professor of History at Coastal Carolina University, USA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Young is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474282772\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331617226892,"sku":"9781474282772","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c773b2be-bf74-42bc-b01f-2952b2298f6f.jpg?v=1783597883","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474282772","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}