Articles by subject: France

Freedom's foghorn (by Roger Davidson, May/June 2009 ): Happy Birthday Tom Paine: Jan 29. Here's something we prepared earlier...Roger Davidson marks the 200th anniversary of the passing of Tom Paine, an inspirational ego
Writing on the wall (by Daniel Miller, May/June 2008 ): Henri Lefebvre, the theoretician of the Paris uprising of 1968, saw that society’s most profound truths were etched on everyday life, discovers Daniel Miller
Forced to be free (by Joan W Scott, March/April 2008 ): France’s ban on headscarves was hailed as a victory for secularism. But, argues Joan W Scott, its political roots are more sinister
Editorial: L'Etat, c'est quoi? (by Frank Jordans, January/February 2004 ): Jacques Chirac certainly picks his fights
Le Pen - Reflections from an Expatriate in Westminster (by Laure Thomas, Summer 2002 ): Laure Thomas, a researcher for Dr Evan Harris, MP, reflects on the shock Le Pen vote from the perspective of a French woman.
Film review: The Class (by Fred Rowson, Web Exclusive, March 2009): This acclaimed story of a year in a Paris classroom captures school life brilliantly, says Fred Rowson