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That Sweet Enemy: The British and the French from the Sun King to the Present
Written by R.P. Tombs and Isabelle Tombs
A definitive study of the unique and endlessly fascinating relationship between France and Britain — and its effects on the world. The relationship between Britain and France is one of the catalysts of world history. Their geographical proximity, combined with their intellectual and economic dynamism, placed them both at the forefront of continental developments and overseas expansion from the eighteenth century onwards. Their insatiable rivalry set the pattern of European imperialism, and hence did much to shape the future of the planet. The interaction between them — both peaceful and violent, combining admiration and emulation as well as rejection and conflict — did much to create the identity and culture of both. The result, paradoxically, has been the persistence of a deep sense of difference between two countries that have much in common but regard themselves as exceptional.Published by; William Heinemann
ISBN: 0434008672