France in Ruins: Buildings in Decay

O'Corra offers an examination of ruins in France focusing on the roles ruins play in French culture and the human condition in general. Ruins have the ability to convey past conflict, economic depression, and societal changes in a modern context and representation, he says. The material covers ruination and desertion interpretation, depictions in art and literature, types of buildings and their past functions, as well their psychological, social, and economic impacts. This books appeals those with an interest in French history and anthropology. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)