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French history books

recommended by historians

Last updated: April 23, 2025

    The best books on The Other France, recommended by Carmen Callil

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    The best books on The Other France - Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945 by Michael Burns

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    Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945
    by Michael Burns
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    The best books on The Other France - The Burden of Responsibility by Tony Judt

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    The Burden of Responsibility
    by Tony Judt
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    The best books on The Other France - France by Julian Jackson

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    France
    by Julian Jackson
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    The best books on The Other France - Franco by Paul Preston

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    Franco
    by Paul Preston
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    The best books on The Other France - Hitler’s Pope by John Cornwell

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    Hitler’s Pope
    by John Cornwell

    • From the tyranny of Franco in Spain to the silence of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust, Carmen Callil (1938-2022), author of Bad Faith, recommends books on some darker aspects of European and French history in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • The best books on The Other France - Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945 by Michael Burns
  • The best books on The Other France - The Burden of Responsibility by Tony Judt
  • The best books on The Other France - France by Julian Jackson
  • The best books on The Other France - Franco by Paul Preston
  • The best books on The Other France - Hitler’s Pope by John Cornwell

The best books on The Other France, recommended by Carmen Callil

From the tyranny of Franco in Spain to the silence of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust, Carmen Callil (1938-2022), author of Bad Faith, recommends books on some darker aspects of European and French history in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The best books on The Other France, recommended by Carmen Callil

    The best books on French Egyptomania, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz

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    The best books on French Egyptomania - Paris Between Empires 1814-1852 by Philip Mansel

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    Paris Between Empires 1814-1852
    by Philip Mansel
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    The best books on French Egyptomania - The Orient of the Boulevards by Angela C Pao

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    The Orient of the Boulevards
    by Angela C Pao
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    The best books on French Egyptomania - Napoleon’s Sorcerers by Darius A Spieth

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    Napoleon’s Sorcerers
    by Darius A Spieth
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    The best books on French Egyptomania - Zarafa by Michael Allin

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    Zarafa
    by Michael Allin
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    The best books on French Egyptomania - Bursting the Limits of Time by Martin Rudwick

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    Bursting the Limits of Time
    by Martin Rudwick

    • Using examples that range from vaudeville plays to secret societies, Josefowicz paints a colourful picture of the period when, inspired by Napoleon, the French were whipped into an Egyptian frenzy

  • The best books on French Egyptomania - Paris Between Empires 1814-1852 by Philip Mansel
  • The best books on French Egyptomania - The Orient of the Boulevards by Angela C Pao
  • The best books on French Egyptomania - Napoleon’s Sorcerers by Darius A Spieth
  • The best books on French Egyptomania - Zarafa by Michael Allin
  • The best books on French Egyptomania - Bursting the Limits of Time by Martin Rudwick

The best books on French Egyptomania, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz

Using examples that range from vaudeville plays to secret societies, Josefowicz paints a colourful picture of the period when, inspired by Napoleon, the French were whipped into an Egyptian frenzy

The best books on French Egyptomania, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz
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