{"product_id":"place-and-locality-in-modern-france-9781474282772","title":"Place and Locality in Modern France","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Philip Whalen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributed chapters address a range of subjects that include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e the politics of administrative reform, decentralization, regionalism and local advocacy; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e the role of commerce in engendering narratives and experience of local place; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e the importance of ethnic, class, gender and race distinctions in shaping local connection and identity; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e the generation and transmission of knowledge about local place and culture through academia, civic heritage and popular memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085763109015,"sku":"9781474282772","price":4979.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474282772.webp?v=1767142865","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/place-and-locality-in-modern-france-9781474282772","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}