BOOK · [2407]
The Discovery of France
History
Graham Robb's ground-level history of France as a patchwork of micro-cultures unified only in the last century. Recommended by Emmett Shear.
Endorsed By
2 People-
“Most profound examination of how nationality is enforced.”
Taleb's own Amazon customer review of the book, linked on the page.
-
“one forgets the underlying demonstration and just basks in the knowledge of how the past is a very foreign country”
Five-star (★★★★★) review on Gwern's book-review archive.
Found on
2 SOURCEs- amazon.com book page
- gwern.net reading list
Readers Who Endorsed This Also Endorsed
6 BOOKs-
1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die
1 shared endorser
-
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
1 shared endorser
-
A Guide To Econometrics
1 shared endorser
-
A History of the Mind
1 shared endorser
-
A Man for All Markets
1 shared endorser
-
A New Kind of Science
1 shared endorser