by David H | Mar 2, 2022 | French History
Of all the periods of French history, the two and a half centuries following the collapse of Roman rule in the country and its emergence as part of the Carolingian Empire during the mid-eighth century is perhaps the least well-known. But this was a critical period in...
by John Elkhoury | Sep 11, 2013 | French History
The French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) is an intriguing case in world history. Did you know Haiti is the only sovereign country formed from a slave uprising? It’s also the first black-led republic ever established (1804). More often than not, students of...
by John Elkhoury | May 6, 2013 | French History, French Literature
Voilà des extraits Du Contrat social, publié en 1762 par Jean-Jacques Rousseau. L’homme est né libre et partout il es dans les fers. Tel se croit le maître des autres, qui ne laisse pas d’être plus esclave qu’eux. Comment ce changement s’est-il...
