Bibliography and Further Reading

General Works on French Regional Diversity

- Braudel, Fernand. The Identity of France (2 volumes) - Weber, Eugen. Peasants into Frenchmen: The Modernization of Rural France, 1870-1914 - Robb, Graham. The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography

Regional Languages

- Lodge, R. Anthony. French: From Dialect to Standard - Cerquiglini, Bernard. Les Langues de France - Blanchet, Philippe. Langues de France: Notre patrimoine

Regional Histories

- Flinn, Michael. Brittany: A Concise History - Horne, Alistair. The French Army and Politics 1870-1970 (includes Alsace-Lorraine) - Paxton, Robert. Vichy France and the Jews (regional variations) - Kedward, H.R. In Search of the Maquis (Southern France during WWII)

Food and Wine

- Ferguson, Priscilla Parkhurst. Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine - Poulain, Jean-Pierre and Edmond Neirinck. Histoire de la cuisine et des cuisiniers - Johnson, Hugh and Jancis Robinson. The World Atlas of Wine (French regional sections)

Travel and Cultural Observation

- Mayle, Peter. A Year in Provence (with caveats about stereotypes) - Robb, Graham. The Discovery of Middle Earth: Mapping the Lost World of the Celts - Various Cadogan, Rough Guide, and Lonely Planet guides to French regions

Academic Studies

- Journal: French Regional Studies - Journal: Modern & Contemporary France - Various university press publications on specific regions

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