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Author: Kolleen M. Guy (Associate Professor, Ricardo Romo Distinguished Professor in the Honors College, University of Texas at San Antonio)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Volume: 121
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780801887475
ISBN 10: 080188747
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 27 October 2007
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The denouement of Kolleen Guy's fascinating book is the violent explosion known as the 'revolution of Champagne' in 1911. How the revolt occurred is the heart of this skillful study of a region's economy and society and its relationship to the nation state. - Journal of Social History A strong contribution to our understanding of the processes by which French national identity was constructed. - Journal of Interdisciplinary History A fascinating study of champagne in the years before the Great War... Kolleen Guy makes us consider the current popularity of products which, like champagne, have a strong regional identity and their increasing centrality to contemporary France's sense of identity. - Times Literary Supplement
Excellent book. -- Harry W. Paul Journal of Modern History 2005 The denouement of Kolleen Guy's fascinating book is the violent explosion known as the 'revolution of Champagne' in 1911. How the revolt occurred is the heart of this skillful study of a region's economy and society and its relationship to the nation state. -- Thomas Brennan Journal of Social History 2004 A strong contribution to our understanding of the processes by which French national identity was constructed. -- James. R. Lehning Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2005 [Guy] convincingly describes how the circumstances surrounding the evolution of this regional beverage explain changes within French society... Students writing research papers in the fields of gastronomy would find this an excellent model of how they should approach similar topics. Massachusetts Beverage Business 2004 Guy's fascinating book... traces in extensive detail the forces at work to transform this formerly regional product into a world-recognized symbol of French patrimony, elitism, and spirit. In lively style, Guy chronicles the history of champagne production in France and, in turn, the history of France itself through eras of industrialization and war. All readers will find this book absorbing: history buffs, novices to the bubbly, and full-fledged experts. -- Janine Sutherlin France Today A fascinating study of champagne in the years before the Great War... Guy makes us consider the current popularity of products which, like champagne, have a strong regional identity and their increasing centrality to contemporary France's sense of identity. Times Literary Supplement A fascinating book... [Guy] demonstrates how a region with few environmental advantages for grape and wine production was able not only to succeed but to become synonymous with grace, style, and joyful gatherings. Choice 2003 Guy's illustrated book is a well-researched look at one of France's proudest achievements. -- Lori D. Kranz Bloomsbury Review 2007
Author Information
Kolleen M. Guy is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
