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Author:

Eatwell, Piu Marie, author.

Title:

They eat horses, don't they? : the truth about the French / Piu Marie Eatwell.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Thomas Dunne BooksSt. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Subject:

France--Social life and customs.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--France.
National characteristics, French.
Myth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340).

Contents:

The king of cuisines and the cuisine of kings: myths about French food and drink -- Trop belle pour toi: myths about French women -- Dangerous liaisons: myths about French sex, marriage and children -- Merde alors!: myths about French plumbing -- Bof! Je m'en fous!: myths about French manners -- Libert?, egalit?, fraternit?: myths about French history and society -- A land of cultural exceptions: myths about French culture -- City of light: myths about Paris -- La France profonde: myths about the French on holiday -- The best of enemies: myths about the entente cordiale.

Summary:

"Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French, from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor, to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, right?)"--Dust jacket flap.

ISBN:

1250053056 (hardcover)
9781250053053 (hardcover) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)896806393

LCCN:

2014029028

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)