http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/anglais/the_president/biography/biography.39706.html Official website for the president of France. Provides biographical material and speeches and documents from the current president, a picture gallery of presidents back to the Second Republic (1848), and a history of the president's Elysée Palace and othe admin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:20:24 +0000 flags france heads of state history marianne politics http://frenchgardening.com/postcard.html?pid=3104967242182928 May Day (May 1) in France. This national holiday, known as the "Fête du Travail" (worker's holiday), is commemorated by "the buying for oneself or one's loved ones or friends a pot or bouquet of lily of the valley (muguet des bois)." admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:51:27 +0000 fete flowers france holidays labor day may day society http://www.frenchculture.org "... promotes the best of French arts, literature, and education to cultural and academic institutions across the United States, with a strong focus on the contemporary." Features art exhibits, books, cinema, educational opportunities, music, performing a admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:06:46 +0000 arts: french culture: french france french literature: french movies: french http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/americans_paris/ Looks at 'why American artists were drawn to Paris, what they produced there, and how their art changed.' Includes an audio introduction and images and notes about paintings.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:32:38 +0000 'arrangement in grey and black 1871' american impressionism americans artists france humanities james abbott mcneill whistler john singer sargent madame pierre gautreau madame x no. 1: portrait of the artist's mother paintings paris people: arts whistler's mother http://www.behindthename.com/ Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:26:00 +0000 african albanian arabic arabic names armenian azerbaijani basque biblical names breton bulgarian catalan chinese cornish corsican czech and slovak danish dutch england english esperanto estonian etymologies finnish first names france french frisian galician german germany great britain greek hawaiian hungarian icelandic igbo india indian iran iranian ireland irish italian italy japanese jewish kazakh khmer korean kurdish latvian lithuanian macedonian manx maori modern english mythological names names native american north korea norwegian polish portuguese provencal romanian russian scottish serbian and croatian slovene south korea spain spanish swedish thai traditional english turkey turkish ukrainian united kingdom vietnamese welsh yoruba http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/ Organized by countries, plus other information. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:52:27 +0000 africa argentina asia australia austria belarus belgium canada central america croatia czechia denmark england estonia europe france germany great britain iceland ireland italy japan latin america middle east netherlands new zealand norway poland romania russia south america spain sweden switzerland united kingdom united states virtual libraries women's history women's studies http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/index.gb.html 'Most of the documents É are excerpts from a reference work entitled 'France', published for the Ministry by La Documentation francaise and available in English.' Information about foreign policy, current news in France, tourism, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:42:48 +0000 current news in france foreign policy france http://www.nationsonline.org/ 'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:02 +0000 afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas baker island bangladesh barbados bassas da india belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei bulgaria burkina faso burma burundi cambodia cameroon canada cape verde cayman islands central african republic chad chile china christmas island clipperton island cocos islands colombia comoros congo congo (brazzaville) congo (kinshasa) cook islands coral sea islands costa rica cote d'ivoire country studies croatia cuba cyprus czech republic denmark dhekelia djibouti dominica dominican republic east timor ecuador egypt el salvador england equatorial guinea eritrea estonia ethiopia europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of fiji finland france french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands gabon gambia gaza strip georgia germany ghana gibraltar great britain greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guam guatemala guernsey guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti heard and mcdonald islands holy see honduras hong kong howland island hungary iceland india indian ocean indonesia iran iraq ireland islas malvinas isle of israel italy ivory coast ivory coast - cote d'ivoire jamaica jan mayen japan jarvis island jersey johnston atoll jordan juan de nova island kazakhstan keeling islands kenya kingman reef kiribati kuwait kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon lesotho liberia libya liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau macedonia madagascar malawi malaysia maldives mali malta man marshall islands martinique mauritania mauritius mayotte mexico micronesia midway islands moldova monaco mongolia montserrat morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nauru navassa island nepal netherlands netherlands antilles new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria niue norfolk island north korea northern mariana islands norway oman pacific ocean pakistan palau palmyra atoll panama papua new guinea paracel islands paraguay peru philippines pitcairn islands poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation rwanda samoa san marino sao tome and principe saudi arabia senegal serbia and montenegro seychelles sierra leone singapore slovakia slovenia solomon islands somalia south africa south georgia and south sandwich islands south korea southern ocean spain spratly islands sri lanka st. helena st. kitts and nevis st. lucia st. pierre and miquelon st. vincent and the grenadines sudan suriname svalbard and jan mayen islands swaziland sweden switzerland syria taiwan tajikistan tanzania thailand timor-leste togo tokelau tonga trinidad and tobago tromelin island tunisia turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states of america united states pacific island wildlife refuges uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city vatican city state venezuela viet nam virgin islands (british) virgin islands (u.s.) wake island wallis and futuna west bank western sahara yemen yugoslavia zambia zimbabwe https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. admin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:33:19 +0000 france http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/France/ Provides info on country's history, geography, business, culture, and government. admin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:28:35 +0000 france http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/04/channel_tunnel/html/default.stm This illustrated feature provides a history of the Channel Tunnel, the train tunnel connecting France and Britain under the English Channel, officially opened in 1994. Features photos, images, and diagrams of the tunnel.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:07:09 +0000 chunnel eurostar eurotunnel france great britain history railroads--europe transportation tunnels http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/998481.stm An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:53:29 +0000 chronologies france leader profiles political history statistics timeline http://www.metropoleparis.com/1998/318/chron318.html Principal dates and events related to the student protests in France in May 1968, during which Sorbonne students were involved in riots in the Latin Quarter in Paris, and which included strikes throughout France. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:51:44 +0000 activism demonstrations france history nanterre free speech quartier latin paris (france): history riots: france: paris student movements http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/exhibitions/posters/ Images of approximately twenty posters from the student protests and related strikes in France in the spring of 1968. Includes translations of poster text. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:51:42 +0000 activism demonstrations france french history icons revolution may sbonne paris (france): history political posters riots: france: paris student movements http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm Genealogical tables for European royalty, and more.. 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