An historical geography of France
In this 1994 book two of France's leading scholars trace the historical geography of their country from its roots in the Roman province of Gaul to the 1990s. Despite France's long history as an identifiable state they conclude that only in recent years has France truly achieved territorial unity.
Print Book, English, 2006
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006
563 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
9780521031356, 0521031354
105478188
List of figures; Preface; Part I. The Genesis of France: 1. The isthmus of Gaul; 2. The impact of Rome; 3. From Gaul to France; 4. The birth of France; Part II. The Traditional Organisation of the Territory of France: 5. The major divisions; 6. The secondary divisions; Part III. The Centralisation and Diversification of the French Space: 7. Paris and the Parisian centralisation; 8. Cultural action and reaction: unity and diversity; 9. The economic differentiation of space; 10. The rural exodus and urbanisation; 11. The France of large organisations; Notes; Guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index.