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Book Title: Bite-Sized History of France : Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Jeni Mitchell, Stéphane Hénaut
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Regional & Ethnic / French, Europe / France, General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Essays & Narratives
Publisher: The New Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Travel, Cooking, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
