When Champagne Became French - Wine and the Making of a National Identity - Hardback - 2003

The author explores the origins and nature of French national identity by looking at one of the central elements in French national culture luxury wine and the rural communities that profited from its production. The book examines the development of the champagne industry between 1820 and 1920.
Year of publication: 2003
Pagination: 276 pages, 18 black white halftones, 3 black white line drawings
Format: Hardback
Serie: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science