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Your guide to print and online sources for French language learning, easy reading and culture.
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 Hugh Dauncey; Steve CannonCall Number: ML3489 .P67 2003
- Chanson: The French Singer-Songwriter from Aristide Bruant to the Present Day by Peter HawkinsCall Number: ML3489 .H38 2000
- Le bel aujourd'hui de la chanson by Claire BraudCall Number: ML3489 .B53 2008
- Les grands interprètes by Collectif ChansonCall Number: ML400 .G705 2010
- Beurs' mélodies: cent ans de chansons immigrées maghrébines en France by Bouziane DaoudiCall Number: ML3489 .D34 2002
- Esthétique de la chanson française contemporaine by Joël JulyCall 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 Polly PlattCall Number: DC34 .P53 2003
- The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture by Nicholas HewittCall Number: DC33.7 .C27 2003
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture by Alex Hughes; Keith ReaderCall Number: DC33.7 .E53 1998
- The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives by Michelle BeauclairCall Number: PQ3897 .F733 2003
- An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France by Clive CoatesCall Number: TP553 .C5585 2000
- When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity by Kolleen M. GuyCall Number: TP555 .G89 2003
- Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine by Priscilla Parkhurst FergusonCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor TX719 .F423 2004
- A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800 by Susan PinkardCall Number: TX719 .P56 2009
- A Concise History of France by Roger PriceCall Number: DC38 .P75 2001
- Petit Larousse de l'histoire de France: des origines à nos jours by Pierre BezbakhCall Number: DC17 .B493 2003