Contemporary France

by Hilary P. M. Winchester (Author)

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  1993

  $4.20

  Provides a comprehensive insight into the complexity and uniqueness of the French nation. The individuality of the French identity and geography is emphasized throughout but with recognition given to the influence of global, social and political trends on the nature and functioning of French society. The interaction of the human and physical geography of France, together with the history of the nation, provides the broadest perspective on the geography of France available today. Up-to-date data sources, much of the information comes from the 1990 French census. Numerous maps and diagrams illustrate the text. * Contains specially commissioned photographs. # Extensive bibliography and glossary of French terms. Hilary Winchester is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.