Les Français

by Laurence William Wylie, Jean-François Brière

This book helps North Americans better understand the French by taking an in-depth look at French culture, and using history and cultural anthropology to illuminate the present. It offers an interpretation of some historical roots of French attitudes and institutions, as well as the changes in French society over the past three decades, to suggest and predict patterns of behavior. Offering a comparative outlook, this book provides a frameworkâ for those with an advanced command of the French languageâ to describe France and the French in relation to others and to themselves. Chapter topics explore French points of view, family structures, the structure of society, religion, and more. For individuals with a good understanding of the French languageâ looking for a better understanding of everything else French.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, France

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Jeff Ragan]

Un bonne review de la culture Francaise, et les vues differences de les Francais et les Americans.

[Terri]

For a text book it was interesting and informative. Simple to read