List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: France in the World, the World in France
Part 1. The World of the French Revolution
1. Strangers in a Strange Land: The Saga of the French Five Hundred
2. World Revolutionary in a Universal Nation: Karl Marx in Paris
3. The Other Second Empire: France’s Intervention in Mexico
Part 2. The Rise of the Imperial Republic
4. Capital of Fashion: Paris and the Rise of Haute Couture
5. Universalism from the Margins: The Alliance Israélite Universelle
6. Painter of Empire: The Life of Paul Gauguin
Part 3. Transnational France in the Era of the World Wars
7. Lafayette, We Are Here!: France and the Americans during the Great War
8. Colonial and Global Revolutionary: The Apprenticeship of Ho Chi Minh
9. Foreigners for France: The Manouchian Group and the French Resistance
Part 4. Rebirth of the Universal Nation
10. Universal Family: Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe
11. Transnational France on Vacation: A History of Club Med
12. Postcolonial Soundtrack: Hip-Hop Music and Culture in Contemporary France
Conclusion: A Nation of Stories Large and Small
Notes
Bibliography
Index