Challenging the conventional wisdom that French environmentalism can be dated only to the post-1945 period, Caroline Ford argues that a broadly shared environme

Stretching 1,200 kilometres across six countries, the colossal mountains of the Alps dominate Europe, geographically and historically. Enlightenment thinkers fe

The French countryside is as beloved by the many millions of tourists who visit it each year as it is of French people themselves. But it has not always looked

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This book analyzes the history and growth of the French environmental movement from its origins in the "back to the earth" wave of the early 1970s to its curren