Request for consultation

Thanks for your request. You’ll soon be chatting with a consultant to get the answers you need.
Your form is submitting...
{{formPostErrorMessage.message}} [{{formPostErrorMessage.code}}]
First Name is required. 'First Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'First Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid First Name
Last Name is required. 'Last Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'Last Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Last Name
Email Address is required. 'Email Address' must contain at least 0 characters 'Email Address' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Email Address
Institution is required.
Discipline is required.
Country is required.
State is required.
Cengage, at your service! How can we best meet your needs? is required.
Why are you contacting us today? is required. 'Why are you contacting us today?' must contain at least 0 characters 'Why are you contacting us today?' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Why are you contacting us today?

La France contemporaine, 6th Edition

William Edmiston, Annie Duménil

  • Copyright 2023
  • {{checkPublicationMessage('Published', '2022-10-17T00:00:00+0000')}}
Starting At $79.95 See pricing and ISBN options
Instructor Next Steps
Students: Buy now
La France contemporaine 6th Edition by William Edmiston/Annie Duménil
Quick Navigation

Overview

Edmiston/Dumenil's LA FRANCE CONTEMPORAINE, 6th Edition, immerses students in the France of today through timely, up-to-date information about the political, social, technological, economic and rich cultural forces that affect this fascinating country and its people. Students acquire valuable insights that improve their understanding of the Francophone world and, consequently, their communication in French. The clear prose facilitates comprehension of the complex issues presented, while engaging activities spark lively discussions and encourage critical thinking. Providing ultimate flexibility, updated resources equip instructors with the tools to teach the course in face-to-face and online formats.

{{readMore['overview'] ? 'Read More' : 'Read Less'}}

Meet the Authors

{{collapseContainerClosed['meet-the-author'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

William Edmiston

Dr. Edmiston, now retired, is a specialist in eighteenth-century French literature. He has published books on Diderot, the French novel, and Sade. For 32 years, he taught an advanced undergraduate/graduate course on contemporary France.

Annie Duménil

Dr. Duménil is a retired professor of French linguistics (phonetics and phonology). She has published articles on French phonology, authored a French phonetics textbook, and coauthored two other textbooks.

What's New

{{collapseContainerClosed['whats-new'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
  • Updated instructor resources equip instructors with the tools and flexibility to teach the course in multiple formats -- face-to-face, online or hybrid.

Features

{{collapseContainerClosed['features'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
  • Offering students a full picture of French society, the text's rich selection of topics includes information on the structure of political and social systems at work in France today as well as aspects of everyday life, economics and technology.
  • Clear, easy-to-understand prose enables students to focus on the key content of each chapter, while end-of-chapter comprehension and discussion activities are helpful to both instructors and students -- maximizing course success.
  • Extremely well organized, the 6th Edition carefully connects the geographic, economic and sociopolitical forces operating in France to those at work within the European Union, equipping students with a geopolitical frame of reference for their study of modern-day France.
  • delete
  • delete
  • delete
  • delete
  • delete
  • delete

Table of Contents

{{collapseContainerClosed['table-of-contents'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
REPÈRES CHRONOLOGIQUES.
Histoire ancienne.
Histoire modern.
Les Années Mitterrand.
Les Années Chirac.
Les Années Sarkozy.
Les Années Hollande.
Introduction: La France et les Etats-Unis.
Part I: LA FRANCE ET L'EUROPE.
1. La France physique.
2. Paris.
3. Les Régions et les provinces.
4. Les Langues de France.
5. L'Union européenne.
Part II: LA VIE POLITIQUE.
6. La République française.
7. L'Etat.
8. Les Partis politiques et les elections.
Part III: LA VIE SOCIALE.
9. La Famille et la sexualité.
10. Le Travail et le temps libre.
11. La Protection sociale.
Part IV: LA VIE CULTURELLE.
12. Les Religions.
13. L'Immigration.
14. L'Education.
Part V: L'INFORMATION ET LA TECHNOLOGIE.
15. Les Médias.
16. La Technologie et le commerce.
Lexique.
Liste des sigles.

Compare Buying Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['compare-buying-options'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Textbook Only Options

Traditional eBook and Print Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['detail_0'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

  • ISBN-10: 0357664442
  • ISBN-13: 9780357664445
  • RETAIL $79.95

  • ISBN-10: 0357664426
  • ISBN-13: 9780357664421
  • RETAIL $194.95
Instructor Next Steps
Students: Buy now