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絶対的な権力を誇った大国が、外部からの攻撃ではなく、慢性的な財政破綻と政治エリートたちの些細な選択のミスから静かに内部崩壊していく歴史の残酷なダイナミズムを鼓膜へと直接響かせます。朝の通勤電車の中や...

第二次世界大戦の命運を分けた歴史的転換点、ノルマンディー上陸作戦の全貌と、極限の不確実性の中で下された戦略的決断を追体験する没入型ミリタリー・ノンフィクション。通勤の移動時間や夜の静かなリラックスタ...

1815年、ヨーロッパの覇権を懸けた諸国連合と没落する英雄の激突を描く軍事史の傑作で、運命の分かれ道となった決戦の全貌を圧倒的な臨場感とともにあなたの耳にお届けします。毎日の通勤時間や一人静かに集中した...

Ce manuel, à la fois rigoureux et pourtant facile d'accès, relate la fascinante histoire de la France, de Vercingétorix à Napoléon, en passant par Louis XIV et la Révolution. Destinée aux plus jeunes, cette œuvre ravira également tous les amoureux de cette grande Histoire dont les vicissitudes ont façonné, aux fils des siècles, l'identité collective française.

解体寸前の無骨な鉄の塊が、いかにして世界で最も愛される象徴的な歴史的建造物へと生まれ変わったのか、花の都パリを舞台にした劇的な逆転劇を紐解きます。毎日の通勤時間や週末の静かな散歩のひとときに、19世紀...

フランス革命の崇高な理想はいかにして全ヨーロッパを巻き込む壮絶な戦争へと変貌したのか、栄光と没落の連鎖を解き明かす圧倒的スケールの歴史ノンフィクション。知的好奇心が刺激される毎日の通勤時間や、静かな...

天才的戦術家の栄華と凄惨な没落を決定づけたのは、個人の才覚ではなく、国家財政や軍制革新といった冷酷なシステムの連鎖というヨーロッパ軍事史のダイナミズムでした。毎日の通勤電車でのインプットや、深く思考...

The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolors. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as far reaching consequences still with us today, such as the enduring ideology of human rights, and decimalization.

As nationalism and anti-immigration rhetoric surge in France (and elsewhere), The Shortest History of France presents a portrait of a nation whose politics and society have always been shaped by global forces. Grounded in up-to-date historical scholarship that avoids the traps of national exceptionalism, Jones reminds us that it was only after the first millennium of French history that a nation-state began to emerge.

The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society - even if, after more than 200 years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. 

This is the only book you need to read on Marie Antoinette, one of the most iconic and divisive characters in history.' 'Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here' Guardian 'Beautifully paced, impeccably written' Independent 'Fraser is at her best here, lucid, authoritative and...

Using historical documents and translated by Régine Pernoud, Joan of Arc seeks to answer the questions asked by Joan's contemporaries as well as us: Who was she? Whence came she? What had been her life and exploits? First published in the United States in 1966 by Stein and Day, this book...

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness.

When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society. Most historians account for the French Revolution by viewing it in retrospect as the outcome of underlying conditions such as a faltering economy, social tensions, or the influence of Enlightenment thought. But what did Parisians themselves think they were doing—how did they understand their world? What were the motivations and aspirations that guided their actions?

Through the generations, Hermès have created innovative and exquisite accessories for the most glamorous customers. From their nineteenth-century saddlery workshop to 1960s Paris and beyond, Hermès has graced the arms and wardrobes of style icons from Grace Kelly and Jane Birkin to Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian. The Little Book of Hermès tells the story of the evolution of the House of Hermès by fashion historian Karen Homer.

2019 had a stunning surprise winner in 22-year-old Egan Bernal, the youngest rider to wear the race-leader’s Yellow Jersey in Paris since that jersey was first awarded in 1919, and the third-youngest rider ever to have won the Tour de France.

Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon many others.

“A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark.”—The Economist The “astounding” (André Leon Talley) story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their...

From the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribute to the most endearing and enduring aspects of his life in France—the charming and indelible...

An engaging examination of a people by the author of Salt: A World History. Occupying a small corner of Spain and France, the Basque people truly believe they should live in their own private country—and in this illuminating exploration, the best-selling author of Salt and Cod explains why...