They eat Horses, Don't They? : : the Truth About the French
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"Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French, from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor, to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, right?)"--Dust jacket flap.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781250053053
SUBJECTS
Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- France.
National characteristics, French.
Myth.
France -- Social life and customs.