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Colin Jones is a British historian whose work focuses on the history of France, especially the social, cultural, and medical dimensions of French society. He has taught at Queen Mary University of London and is the author of The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon, a 2002 survey of France across the eighteenth century and the revolutionary period. His writing is used by students and researchers studying early modern and modern French history.
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Who is Colin Jones, the historian of France?
Colin Jones is a British historian and professor at Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on French history, especially the eighteenth century and the period surrounding the French Revolution.
What is The Great Nation by Colin Jones about?
The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon surveys French history from the reign of Louis XV through Napoleon's rise. The book was published in 2002 and combines political, social, cultural, and economic history.
Does Colin Jones write about Paris as well as national French history?
Yes, Jones wrote Paris: Biography of a City, published in 2004. That book complements his broader work by treating Paris as a political, cultural, and social center across French history.
Why is the period from Louis XV to Napoleon important in Jones's work?
It covers the monarchy, the French Revolution, the transformation of citizenship, and Napoleon's state-building. The period links the ancien régime of Louis XV with the political order created after 1789.
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