THE HISTORY OF MODERN FRANCE: FROM REVOLUTION TO PRESENT DAY

Book ID/图书代码： 12290015B80003

English Summary/英文概要： With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary sequence of events of this period from the end of the First Revolution through two others, a return of Empire, three catastrophic wars with Germany, periods of stability and hope interspersed with years of uncertainty and high tensions. As her cross-Channel neighbour Great Britain would equally suffer, France was to undergo the wrenching loss of colonies in the post-Second World War as the new modern world we know today took shape. Her attempts to become the leader of the European union is a constant struggle, as was her lack of support for America in the two Gulf Wars of the past twenty years. Alongside this came huge social changes and cultural landmarks but also fundamental questioning of what this nation, which considers itself exceptional, really stood - and stands - for. That saga and those questions permeate the France of today, now with an implacable enemy to face in the form of Islamic extremism which so bloodily announced itself this year in Paris. Fenby will detail every event, every struggle and every outcome across this expanse of 200 years. It will prove to be the definitive guide to understanding France.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1815年6月年拿破仑滑铁卢战败后，法国接下来的两个世纪动荡纷乱。作为历史读物畅销作家兼政治评论家，Jonathan Fenby从专家的角度描述了这段历史，分析了第一次革命后一连串有着特殊意义的事件，涉及君权复辟，三次灾难性的法德战役，和平年代以及中间穿插的动荡年代，作品十分引人入胜。与其邻国英国一样，二战后，新的世界逐步建立，法国也遭受了失去殖民地的痛苦。法国一直在努力成为欧盟的领头羊，但却屡屡受挫。伴随而来的不仅仅是国内巨大的社会变革和文化地标，还有深层的质疑：这个自命不凡的国度过去和现在究竟代表了什么？这些问题贯穿着今天的法国。如今，法国还要面对难以平息的敌人——穆斯林极端主义者，后者今年在巴黎上演了血腥的一幕。Fenby 将会详细地叙述这200年里所发生的每一个事件、每一次斗争以及每一个结果。本书将会成为了解法国的一本指南。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：’As the title suggests, this is a book with the ambition to be not just another history of modern France, but the history. In many respects, it succeeds. Jonathan Fenby positively gallops through a comprehensive account of France from 1789 until now. He has not selected only the juicy bits - the Revolution, Napoleon, the First World War, De Gaulle, 1968. He fills in what happens in between so that events are joined up and the narrative complete’ --Independent

’A well-told narrative… [Fenby] is at his best when he teases out the tensions between the republican unifying ideal and the enduring divisions that periodically emerge to challenge the French nation’ The Economist

’Fenby writes with the authority of experience, and his book is affectionate, admiring and exasperated… There is much to enjoy in Fenby’s fluently written history and much to learn from it too.’ Allan Massie, Literary Review

’Fenby uses his long experience as a foreign correspondent to paint a picture of dodgy politicians presiding over the decline of a once-proud nation in which there are now more psychiatrists than priests, where 43 per cent of the population claims to know nothing about wine, 80 per cent of croissants are made in factories, and most snails and frogs’ legs are imported.’ --The Spectator

’A highly readable narrative... Fenby utilises telling details and intriguing incidents in this survey, suggesting that France’s pride in its history is now challenged by deep economic and social problems, such as the development of Islamic extremism’Catholic Herald

About the Author/作者介绍： Jonathan Fenby 曾担任《南华早报》“观察家”专栏的编辑。其代表作品有《处于边缘：法国所面临的困难》以及《总司令:蒋介石和他失去的中国》。2013年法国政府因 Jonathan对英法两国相互理解作出的贡献为其颁发荣誉勋章。

Jonathan Fenby is a former editor of the OBSERVER and of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. He is the author of several books including the acclaimed ON THE BRINK: THE TROUBLE WITH FRANCE and GENERALISSIMO: CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND THE CHINA HE LOST. In 2013 Jonathan was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur by the French government for his contribution towards understanding betwen Britain and France.

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