¶ … Geographical Issues in Sixty Million Frenchman Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow
The French and Americans share a love for liberty and fried potatoes, but the love tends to stop there. In their book, Sixty Million Frenchman Can't Be Wrong, Nadeau and Barlow examine the differences between France and the United States to help explain why Americans love France but not necessarily the French people. This paper provides a brief summary of the main points of the book as well as an analysis of the authors' objective in writing it in the first section. An examination of the geographical aspects of this book, supported by comprehensive examples from the book, is followed by argument for the authors' depth and accuracy in portrayal of concepts relating to geography in the second section. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings are provided in the conclusion.
Summary of the Main Points of Sixty Million Frenchman Can't Be Wrong
The overarching main point made by Nadeau and Barlow is that "France is very different" from the United States, but to their credit, the go on to explain in detail why this is so. The authors are Canadians who base their analysis on empirical observations gathered over the course of 2 years they spent living in France in an attempt to better understand France and the French people who tend to "infuriate Americans" (Raphael 62). Some Americans may be infuriated by the French out of jealousy. For...
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