Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Contents
Introduction: France in the world, the world in France -- Strangers in a strange land : the saga of the French Five Hundred -- World revolutionary in a universal nation : Karl Marx in Paris -- The other second empire : France's intervention in Mexico -- Capital of fashion : Paris and the rise of haute couture -- Universalism from the margins : the Alliance Israelite Universelle -- Painter of empire : the life of Paul Gauguin -- Lafayette, we are here! : France and the Americans during the Great War -- Colonial and global revolutionary : the apprenticeship of Ho Chi Minh -- Foreigners for France : the Manouchian group and the French resistance -- Universal family : Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe -- Transnational France on vacation : a history of Club Med -- Postcolonial soundtrack : hip hop music and culture in contemporary France -- Conclusion: A nation of stories large and small.
