About the Book

The French...
-Smoke, drink and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet live longer and have fewer heart problems than Americans
-Work 35-hour weeks, and take seven weeks of paid holidays per year, but are still the world's fourth-biggest economic power
So what makes the French so different?
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong is a journey into the French heart, mind and soul. Decrypting French ideas about land, privacy and language, Nadeau and Barlow weave together the threads of French society--from centralization and the Napoleonic Code to elite education and even street protests--giving us, for the first time, a complete picture of the French.
" A] readable and insightful piece of work." --Montreal Mirror
"In an era of irrational reactions to all things French, here is an eminently rational answer to the question, 'Why are the French like that?'" --Library Journal
"A must-read." --Edmonton Journal

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 351 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Sourcebooks (May. 31st, 2003)

ISBN-10: 1402200455

ISBN-13: 9781402200458

Dimensions: 6.02 x 7.98 x 0.88 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.16 lbs

• Categories: Cultural Anthropology