| Author | : Kolleen M. Guy |
| File Size | : 43,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 September 2007 |
| ISBN | : 080188747X |
| Pages | : 284 pages |
When Champagne Became French by Kolleen M. Guy Book PDF Summary
This work explains how nationhood emerges by viewing countries as cultural artifacts, a product of "invented traditions." In the case of France, scholars disagree, not only over the nature of French national identity but also over the extent to which diverse and sometimes hostile provincial communities became integrated into the nation. The author offers a new perspective by looking at one of the central elements in French national culture -- luxury wine -- and the rural communities that profited from its production