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Are the French really the best lovers
in the world? Who invented ‘haute couture’?
Who said ‘Je pense donc je suis’ (‘I
think therefore I am’)? Do they still spend hours
at the dinner table? Teach
Yourself World Cultures: France answers these questions,
and many more, in a concise and lively overview of France:
the country, its languages, its people, their way of
life and culture and what makes them tick.
If you are studying for examinations
which require a knowledge of the background of France
and its civilisation, or if you are learning the language,
in, for example, an evening class and want to know more
about the country and how it works, this is the book
for you. If your job involves travel and business relations,
it will provide valuable and practical information about
the ways and customs of the people you are working with.
Or if you simply have an interest in France for whatever
reason, it will broaden your knowledge about the country
and its inhabitants.
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understand what has made the country and the people