We'll Always Have Paris : American Tourists in France since 1930 /

For much of the twentieth century, Americans had a love/hate relationship with France. While many admired its beauty, culture, refinement, and famed joie de vivre, others thought of it as a dilapidated country populated by foul-smelling, mean-spirited anti-Americans driven by a keen desire to part t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levenstein, Harvey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Americans > France > History > 20th century.
Americans > France > History > 20th century.
France > Foreign public opinion, American.
France > Social life and customs > 20th century.
National characteristics, American.
National characteristics, French.
Tourism > France > History > 20th century.
Tourism > France > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign public opinion, French.
HISTORY / General.
love/hate relationship, france, rivalry, tourism, travel, destinations, landmarks, europe, beauty, culture, refinement, fashion, city of love, joie de vivre, anti-american, elite, class, grand tour, wealth, race, ex-patriates, sophistication, communism, public opinion, power, gaullism, cuisine, art, urban, rural, countryside, journalism, correspondence, paris, eiffel tower, tolerance, sexual freedom, reputation, sexuality, history, politics, nonfiction, geography, foreign, national characteristics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Great Depression Follies
  • 2. War and Revival
  • 3. Loving and Hating
  • Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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