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The French Riviera - A History (Paperback)
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The French Riviera - A History (Paperback)
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List price R432
Loot Price R350
Discovery Miles 3 500
You Save R82 (19%)
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The French Riviera: A History ranges from the Terra Amata in Nice,
occupied from 380,000 years ago and one of the oldest inhabited
prehistoric sites in the world, through to settlement by Greeks,
Romans, Franks, Ostrogoths and Visigoths, wars and revolutions, to
the establishment of the Silicon Valley of France in
Sophia-Antipolis in 1974. Michael Nelson shows the surprisingly
cosmopolitan nature of the area in the early middle ages, such as
the story of the finishing school run by Frankish kings in the 7th
century where Siagrius, the ruler of the region, had studied and
where the son of King Edwin of Northumbria in England was also
sent. The Riviera was part of Provence in France for much of its
history and was often a microcosm of France itself, with many
dynastic struggles and horrific blood-letting. Colour maps and
plates illustrate The French Riviera: A History, and it is also
full of fascinating anecdotes. Examples include the loan of a
guillotine by Nice to Grasse in the French Revolution (Nice had no
victims and Grasse had thirty) and the occasion when Jean Moulin,
the leader of the French Resistance in World War II, invited the
Germans to the opening of an art gallery in Nice which he was using
as a front. In the nineteenth and twentieth century the British and
Americans led tourism, and the Riviera was described by Somerset
Maugham as 'a sunny place for shady people'. The French Riviera: A
History is a fascinating look back over the Riviera's rich history.
Perfect to dip into, or follow the whole historical journey in one
sitting, it will make the perfect addition to any history buff's
bookcase.
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