Fragile glory: a portrait of France and the French

[pt]. 1. France deep and France Parisian

[ch]. 1. Miracle of the whole

[ch]. 2. Persistence of the parts

[ch]. 3. Villages

[ch]. 4. Paris the Conqueror

[pt]. 2. French: who they are

[ct]. 5. Blood, names, and identity

[ch]. 6. R5 and other complexes

[ch]. 7. Gallic shrugs and other supposed imperfections

[ch]. 8. Myth of the anti-American

[ch]. 9. Jews, Arabs, and other "foreigners"

[ch]. 10. In praise of frivolity

[ch]. 11. Revenge of the bourgeoisie

[ch]. 12. Noble residue

[ch]. 13. Elegance and anarchy

[ch]. 14. Contentious solidarity

[pt]. 3. Reasons and the mysteries of state

[ch]. 15. Country cut in one

[ch.] 16. Sardonic worship of the political class

[ch]. 17. Way to power

[ch]. 18. Above the laws of the Republic

[ch]. 19. Shadowy paths of grandeur

[ch]. 20. Gaullists and Bonapartists, presidents and kings.