'Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review
____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by
the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their
creativity and sophistication, and even their insistence that they
are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today,
and what really sets it apart? Historian Peter Watson sets out to
answer these questions in this dazzling history of France, taking
us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the
nation's most influential thinkers. He opens the doors to the
Renaissance salons that brought together poets, philosophers and
scientists, and tells the forgotten stories of the extraordinary
women who ran these institutions, fostering a culture of stylish
intellectualism unmatched anywhere else in the world. It's a story
that takes us into Bohemian cafes and cabarets, into chic Parisian
high culture via French philosophies of food, fashion and sex, and
through two explosive revolutions. The French Mind is a history
propelled by the writers, revolutionaries and painters who loved,
inspired and rivalled one another over four hundred years. It
documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art,
culture and politics, cannot be overstated.
__________________________________________ 'An encyclopaedic
celebration of French intellectuals refusing to give up on
universal principles, while remaining slim, bringing up
well-behaved children and falling in love at every opportunity' The
Times 'An engaging movement through time towards France's recent
reckonings with extremism, exceptionalism and empire' TLS
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