20th Century France

Author: Jin Chongyuan
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the modern and contemporary history of France, showcasing distinctive characteristics in both its sources and narrative. The scope of its sources includes literature in French, Russian, English, and other languages. In the exploration and utilization of relevant literature, it demonstrates significant breadth and unique depth, with most of the foreign-language materials cited being translated by the author himself. The narrative structure exhibits a combination of "horizontal connectivity" and "vertical connectivity," meaning it not only strives to comprehensively cover fields such as politics, economy, military, diplomacy, society, and culture in France but also provides an integrated and dynamic account of the development of modern and contemporary French history, along with academic analysis. As a result, it constitutes a rigorous, detailed, and vivid historical work. This book is the only comprehensive account of 20th-century French history available in China to date. In the "Preface," the author states that the book "collects my nearly 50 years of research insights," hoping readers will use it to understand modern and contemporary France and "develop a strong interest in this distant country."