Download or read book France From 1851 to the Present written by R. Célestin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together history, literature, and popular culture, this book provides a cultural history of France from a period of dominance in the mid-19th century to one of decline or crisis in the first few years of the third millennium. Contains both chronological narrative and a selection of primary documents in translation.