Böcker av Whitney Walton

This book-the first to study educational travel between France and the United States throughout the twentieth century-asserts that study abroad is a valuable form of international relations based on the transformations that students' perceptions of themselves, their culture, and their host country undergo during their time abroad.

Approaching 19th-century French industrial development from the perspective of consumerism, this study examines the important goods industries, such as furniture, apparel and interior decorations, to show how consumers' tastes promoted industrial specialization.