This is a list of works which deal with France and its geography, history, inhabitants, and culture.
General
"France." in Europe, edited by Ferdie McDonald and Claire Marsden, Dorling Kindersley (Gale, 2010), pp. 144–217. Online. Carls, Alice-Catherine. "France." in World Press Encyclopedia, edited by Amanda C. Quick, (2nd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2003), pp. 314–337. Online coverage of press and media. Chabal, Emile, France (Polity Press, 2020). Excerpt. Dephalese, Arnaud. France : Dictionnaire critique de civilisation contemporaine (Coneuwe, 2024. In French). Gildea, Robert. France Since 1945 (2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2002). Goodliffe, Gabriel, and Riccardo Brizzi, eds. France After 2012 (Bergham, 2015). Haine, W. S. Culture and Customs of France (Greenwood Press, 2006). Kelly, Michael, ed. French Culture and Society: The Essentials (Oxford University Press, 2001). Raymond, Gino. Historical Dictionary of France (2nd ed. Scarecrow, 2008). Jones, Colin. Cambridge Illustrated History of France (Cambridge University Press, 1999). Ancient maps of France from the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection. National Library of Israel.
History
Surveys and reference
French textbook
textbook
Social, economic and cultural history
economic and business history
Essays on female artists, "printer widows," women in manufacturing, women and contracts, and elite prostitution
Middle Ages An examination of the social divisions in medieval France. survey by a leader of the Annales School
Early Modern
historiography
Old Regime
social history from Annales School
survey by leader of the Annales School
wide-ranging history 1700–1789 biography
Enlightenment
Revolution
survey of political history history of ideas
biography
hundreds of short entries
short essays by scholars narrative
Long-term impact 38 short essays by leading scholars on the political values of the French Republic
comparative history
Napoleon
succinct coverage of life, France and empire; little on warfare political biography
maps and synthesis popular history stressing empire and diplomacy
stress on military evaluation of major books on Napoleon & his wars
biography
Restoration: 1815–1870
Survey of political history
historiography
Third Republic: 1871–1940
topical approach
World War I argues that the extremely high casualty rate in very first month of fighting permanently transformed France
Vichy (1940–1944)
Fourth and Fifth Republics (1944 to present)
Excerpt.
Historiography
essays by scholars
64 essays; emphasis on Annales School
Primary sources
Scholarly journals French Historical Studies French History (journal) Le Mouvement social
Politics
General government web site with all texts, including some that are translated to English Constitution ed la République Française original text official English translation Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French text, English translation) Civil Code, statutory part Code of Civil Procedure, statutory part (official English translation) Criminal Code, statutory part official English translation) Code of Criminal Procedure, statutory part (official English translation) Code of Administrative Justice, statutory part Vie publique : découverte des institutions Les pouvoirs publics. Textes essentiels 2005., La Documentation française, La Cour des Comptes, The Court of Accounts Alain Lambert, Didier Migaud, Réussir la LOLF, clé d'une gestion publique responsible et efficace. Rapport au Gouvernement, September 2005, (page, PDF) Presentation of the LOLF Edward Arkwright, Stanislas Godefroy, Manuel Mazquez, Jean-Luc Bœuf, Cécile Courrèges, La mise en oeuvre de la loi organique relative aux lois de finances, La Documentation Française, 2005, Conseil d'État, rapport public 2001, Les autorités administratives indépendantes (PDF) Frédéric Monera, L'idée de République et la jurisprudence du Conseil constitutionnel – Paris: L.G.D.J., 2004 -
Foreign relations
Aldrich, Robert, and John Connell. France and World Politics (Routledge 1989) Bell, P.M.H. France and Britain, 1940–1994: The Long Separation (1997) Berstein, Serge, Jean-Pierre Rioux, and Christopher Woodall. The Pompidou Years, 1969–1974 (The Cambridge History of Modern France) (2000) excerpt and text search Berstein, Serge, and Peter Morris. The Republic of de Gaulle 1958–1969 (The Cambridge History of Modern France) (2006) excerpt and text search Bozo, Frédéric. "'Winners' and 'Losers': France, the United States, and the End of the Cold War", Diplomatic History Nov. 2009, Volume 33, Issue 5, pages 927–956, Bozo, Frédéric. French Foreign Policy since 1945: An Introduction (Berghahn Books, 2016). Cerny, Philip G. The Politics of Grandeur: Ideological Aspects of de Gaulle's Foreign Policy. (1980). 319 pp. Chassaigne, Phillipe, and Michael Dockrill, eds. Anglo-French Relations 1898–1998: From Fashoda to Jospin (2002) Chipman, John. French Power in Africa (Blackwell, 1989) Cogan, Charles G. Oldest Allies, Guarded Friends: The United States and France since 1940 (Greenwood, 1994) Cole, Alistair. Franco-German Relations (2000). Costigliola, Frank. France and the United States: The Cold Alliance since World War II (1992) Fenby, Jonathan. The General: Charles De Gaulle and the France he saved (2010). Feske, Victor H. "The Road To Suez: The British Foreign Office and the Quai D’Orsay, 1951–1957" in The Diplomats, 1939-1979 (2019) pp. 167–200; online Johnson, Douglas, et al. Britain and France: Ten Centuries (1980) table of contents Keiger, J.F.V. France and the World since 1870 (2001); 261pp; topical approach emphasizing national security, intelligence & relations with major powers Krotz, Ulrich. "Three eras and possible futures: a long-term view on the Franco-German relationship a century after the First World War." International Affairs (2014) 20#2 pp 337–350. Lane, Philippe. French scientific and cultural diplomacy (2013) online Lequesne, Christian. "French foreign and security challenges after the Paris terrorist attacks." Contemporary security policy 37.2 (2016): 306–318. Moravcsik, Andrew et al. "De Gaulle Between Grain and Grandeur: The Political Economy of French EC Policy, 1958–1970" Journal of Cold War Studies. (2000) 2#2 pp 3–43; 2#3 pp 4–142.; two part article plus critics plus rejoinder Moravcsik, Andrew. "Charles de Gaulle and Europe: The New Revisionism." Journal of Cold War Studies (2012) 14#1 pp: 53–77. Nuenlist, Christian, Anna Locher, and Garret Martin, eds. Globalizing de Gaulle: International Perspectives on French Foreign Policies, 1958 to 1969 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010) Paxton, Robert O., ed. De Gaulle and the United States (1994) Soutou, Georges-Henri. "France and the Cold War, 1944-63." Diplomacy & Statecraft. (2001) 12#4 pp 3–52. Sharp, Alan, and Glyn Stone, eds. Anglo-French Relations in the Twentieth Century: Rivalry and Cooperation (2000) excerpt and text search Simonian, Haig. The Privileged Partnership: Franco-German Relations in the European Community 1969–1984 (1985) Tombs, Robert and Isabelle Tombs. That Sweet Enemy: Britain and France: The History of a Love-Hate Relationship (2008) 1688 to present online Williams, Philip M. and Martin Harrison. De Gaulle's Republic (1965) online
Tourism
Bauer, Michel. "Cultural tourism in France." in Cultural tourism in Europe (1996): 147–164. Cawley, Mary, Jean-Bernard Marsat, and Desmond A. Gillmor. "Promoting integrated rural tourism: comparative perspectives on institutional networking in France and Ireland." Tourism Geographies 9.4 (2007): 405–420. Clarke, Alan. "Coastal development in France: Tourism as a tool for regional development." Annals of Tourism Research 8.3 (1981): 447–461. Corne, Aurélie. "Benchmarking and tourism efficiency in France." Tourism Management 51 (2015): 91–95. Cró, Susana, and António Miguel Martins. "Foreign Direct Investment in the tourism sector: The case of France." Tourism Management Perspectives 33 (2020): 100614. online d'Hauteserre, Anne-Marie. "The role of the French state: Shifting from supporting large tourism projects like Disneyland Paris to a diffusely forceful presence." Current Issues in Tourism 4.2-4 (2001): 121–150. online Eade, John. "Pilgrimage and tourism at Lourdes, France." Annals of Tourism Research 19.1 (1992): 18-32 online. Endy, Christopher. Cold war holidays: American tourism in France (U of North Carolina Press, 2004). Frochot, Isabelle. "Wine tourism in France: a paradox?." in Wine tourism around the world (2009): 67–80. Furlough, Ellen. "Making mass vacations: tourism and consumer culture in France, 1930s to 1970s." Comparative Studies in Society and History 40.2 (1998): 247-286 online. Gay, Jean-Christophe. "Why is tourism doing poorly in overseas France?" Annals of Tourism Research 39.3 (2012): 1634–1652. online Gordon, Bertram M. War Tourism. Second World War France from Defeat and Occupation to the Creation of Heritage (Cornell UP, 2018. ISBN) online review Harp, Stephen L. Au naturel: Naturism, nudism, and tourism in twentieth-century France (LSU Press, 2014). Lamont, Matthew, and Jim McKay. "Intimations of postmodernity in sports tourism at the Tour de France." Journal of Sport & Tourism 17.4 (2012): 313–331. Pickel-Chevalier, Sylvine. "Can equestrian tourism be a solution for sustainable tourism development in France?." Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure 38.1 (2015): 110–134. online Seraphin, Hugues, et al. "Tourism education in France and sustainable development goal 4 (quality education)." Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (2021). Seraphin, Hugues. "Terrorism and tourism in France: the limitations of dark tourism." Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 9.2 (2017): 187–195. online Young, Patrick. Enacting Brittany: Tourism and culture in provincial France, 1871–1939 (Routledge, 2017).
Demographics
Diebolt, Claude, and Perrin Faustine. Understanding Demographic Transitions. An Overview of French Historical Statistics (Springer, 2016) 176 pages. table of contents Dyer, Colin L. Population and Society in 20th Century France (1978) Henry, Louis. "The population of France in the eighteenth century." in Population in History (1965). pp 441+ Spengler, Joseph J. France Faces Depopulation (1938) Van de Walle, Etienne. The female population of France in the nineteenth century: a reconstruction of 82 départements (Princeton University Press, 1974)
Religion
Aston, Nigel. (2000) Religion and Revolution in France, 1780–1804 Bowen, John Richard. (2007) Why the French don't like headscarves: Islam, the state, and public space (Princeton UP) Curtis, Sarah A. (2000) Educating the Faithful: Religion, Schooling, and Society in Nineteenth-Century France (Northern Illinois UP) Edelstein, D. (2009). The Terror of Natural Right: Republicanism, the Cult of Nature, and the French Revolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Furet, F. (1981) Interpreting the French Revolution. Cambridge UP. Gibson, Ralph. (1989) A Social History of French Catholicism, 1789-1914 London: Routledge. Hunt, L. (1984). Politics, culture, and class in the French Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press. Hussey, Andrew. (2014) The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and its Arabs London: Granta. Israel, J. (2014). Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from The Rights of Man to Robespierre. Princeton University Press. Latourette, Kenneth Scott. (1969) Christianity in a Revolutionary Age: Volume I: The Nineteenth Century in Europe: Background and the Roman Catholic Phase online passim on Catholics in France. Latourette, Kenneth Scott. (1959) Christianity in a Revolutionary Age: Vol II: The Nineteenth Century in Europe: The Protestant and Eastern Churches; pp 224–34 on Protestants in France.