That sweet enemy : Britain and France : the history of a love-hate relationship

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That Sweet Enemy brings both British wit (Robert Tombs is a British historian) and French panache (Isabelle Tombs is a French historian) to bear on three centuries of the history of Britain and France. From Waterloo to Chirac’s slandering of British cooking, the authors chart this cross-channel entanglement and the unparalleled breadth of cultural, economic, and political influence it has wrought on both sides, illuminating the complex and sometimes contradictory aspects of this relationship—rivalry, enmity, and misapprehension mixed with envy, admiration, and genuine affection—and the myriad ways it has shaped the modern world. Written with wit and elegance, and illustrated with delightful images and cartoons from both sides of the Channel, That Sweet Enemy is a unique and immensely enjoyable history, destined to become a classic. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Robert Tombs, 1949-

Other Authors

Isabelle Tombs

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

xxv, 782 stran : ilustrace, portréty, mapy, faksimile ; 21 cm

Published

New York : Vintage books, a division of Random house, 2008

Edition

First Vintage books edition

Subjects

17.-21. století

Velká Británie > mezinárodní vztahy > 17.-21. století

Velká Británie > dějiny > 17.-21. století

Francie > mezinárodní vztahy > 17.-21. století

Francie > dějiny > 17.-21. století

Great Britain > international relations > 17th-21st centuries

Great Britain > history > 17th-21st centuries

France > international relations > 17th-21st centuries

France > history > 17th-21st centuries

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ISBN

978-1-4000-3239-6