France: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present

This accessibly written reference for students and general readers contains alphabetically arranged entries on important people, events, and places in French history from the Renaissance to the present. A sampling of topics includes Leon Blum, the Crimean War, the French Resistance, Huguenots, mile Zola, and the Treaty of Aix-la- Chapelle. The volume also features a short historical narrative by Roberts (history, Fairleigh Dickinson U.), maps, and a chronology of events.