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They eat horses, don't they? : the truth about the French

Call Number

  • 944 E148 (CEN)

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Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Physical Description

342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Summary

"Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French, from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor, to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, right?)"--Dust jacket flap.

Contents

  • The king of cuisines and the cuisine of kings: myths about French food and drink
  • Trop belle pour toi: myths about French women
  • Dangerous liaisons: myths about French sex, marriage and children
  • Merde alors!: myths about French plumbing
  • Bof! Je m'en fous!: myths about French manners
  • Libert?, egalit?, fraternit?: myths about French history and society
  • A land of cultural exceptions: myths about French culture
  • City of light: myths about Paris
  • La France profonde: myths about the French on holiday
  • The best of enemies: myths about the entente cordiale.

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