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Your guide to print and online sources for French language learning, easy reading and culture.
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French Culture on the Web
- CIA World Factbook - FranceProfile of France includes geography, government, economy, population, maps, etc. Find information about other Francophone countries.
- Ministère de la Culture - French Ministry of CulturePortal to French cultural information: art, music, television, literature, and cinema.
- Au Fil du Temps: French ConnectionPortal to French language, history, culture, tourism and government information.
La Musique
- Oxford Music Online: Grove Music Online This link opens in a new windowComprehensive music reference resource and logical starting place for biographies, definitions, or information on almost any musical topic. Coverage includes classical music, opera, popular music, jazz, folk, and world music from many cultures and countries. Search Biographies for information including discographies of French musicians / singers.
- Pure Charts (Charts in France)Music news, charts, lyrics in French. Charts include top albums, singles and more.
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Popular Music in France from Chanson to Techno: Culture, Identity, and Society by Call Number: ML3489 .P67 2003- Chanson: The French Singer-Songwriter from Aristide Bruant to the Present Day byCall Number: ML3489 .H38 2000
- Le bel aujourd'hui de la chanson byCall Number: ML3489 .B53 2008
- Les grands interprètes byCall Number: ML400 .G705 2010
- Beurs' mélodies: cent ans de chansons immigrées maghrébines en France byCall Number: ML3489 .D34 2002
- Esthétique de la chanson française contemporaine byCall Number: ML3489 .J85 2007
Books about French Culture & History
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French or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France by Call Number: DC34 .P53 2003
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but not the French by Call Number: DC34 .N33 2003
The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture by Call Number: DC33.7 .C27 2003
Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture by Call Number: DC33.7 .E53 1998
The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives by Call Number: PQ3897 .F733 2003
An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France by Call Number: TP553 .C5585 2000
When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity by Call Number: TP555 .G89 2003
Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine by Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor TX719 .F423 2004
A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800 by Call Number: TX719 .P56 2009
A Concise History of France by Call Number: DC38 .P75 2001- Petit Larousse de l'histoire de France: des origines à nos jours byCall Number: DC17 .B493 2003
