An Environmental History of France by Emeritus Professor Peter McPhee

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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 like it does today. An Environmental History of France instead presents the countryside in which people live and work and through which they travel as a human creation across 250 years of economic and cultural change, war and revolution. It is a book about the \u2018making\u2019 of the French landscape and an engrossing story linking human geography, history, agriculture and culture.\nShowing an awareness of the origins and nature of current ecological and social challenges, Peter McPhee uses a blend of environmental and cultural approaches to paint a vivid picture of rural France\u2019s modern history. From the aristocratic control of agrarian\n\nAn Environmental History of France\nMaking the Landscape, 1770-2020\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked;