The Discovery of France
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The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, from the Revolution to the First World War is a book by
Reception
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On April 28, 2008, the book was awarded the £10,000 Ondaatje Prize by the Royal Society of Literature in London.[4] It also won the 2007 Duff Cooper Prize, earning Robb £5,000.[5]
Compared to its reception in the popular press, the response the book elicited among scholars of modern French history was "uniformly negative, even indignant", according to Steven Kale, Professor of History at Washington State University. Writing in H-France Review, he said that its "pervasive ahistorical anti-modernism is almost as irritating as its scholarly inadequacies". He detected that "its appeal has more to do with….the opinion of a certain segment of the Anglo-American middle class, for whom Robb’s anti-modernist green progressivism has broad resonance".[6]
It has been translated into French under the title of Une Histoire buissonnière de la France, published by Libres Champs and into Dutch under the title De ontdekking van Frankrijk by Atlas and Olympos.
References
- New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Hussey, Andrew (9 September 2007). "Liberty, equality ... and grim reality". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Eder, Richard (4 November 2007). "Remembrance of France past". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Dammann, Guy (29 April 2008). "£10,000 reward for The Discovery of France". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Past winners". Duff Cooper Prize. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Review" (PDF). H-France Review, Vol. 8, No. 61, April 2008. Retrieved 11 Nov 2020.
- ^ "Bicycle History". The New Republic, Feb 13, 2008. Retrieved 11 Nov 2020.