Screen LibraryLa seduction：how the French play the game of life
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| Published: |
Times Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 338 p., [16]] p. of plates: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780805091151 0805091157 |
| Index Number: | D756 |
| CLC: | D756.58 |
| Call Number: | D756.58/S417 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-319) and index. So very French. Liberté, egalité, séduction -- The seductive country -- It's not about the sex -- Prolonging the moment. La belle France -- Intellectual foreplay -- You never know -- Make friends with your butcher -- Written on the body. The allure of the flesh -- The temptation of scent -- The gastronomic orgasm -- Seduction and public life. Hide in plain sight -- La pipe and le cigare -- Bon courage, chouchou -- The civilizing mission -- The end of the affair. Seduce or die -- Epilogue: the dinner party. Reveals the role of seduction in French culture while explaining how crucial the game of seduction is to understanding France, identifying seduction as a key ideology that shapes how the French conduct business, politics, and relationships. |