General Introduction, Pierre NoraIntroduction, David P. JordanVolume Introduction, Pierre Nora1. The State: The Tool of the Common GoodAlain Guery2. The Center and the PeripheryMaurice Agulhon3. From Feudal Boudaries to Political BordersBernard Guenee4. From the Boundaries of the State to National BordersDaniel Nordman5. CharlemagneRobert Morrissey6. The KingAlain Boureau7. The Symbolism of the StateAnne-Marie Lecoq8. Versailles: Functions and LegendsHelene Himelfar 9. The French Civil CodeJean Carbonnier10. The Government Bureau of StatisticsHerve Le Bras11. Memoirs of Men of State: From Commynes to de GaullePierre NoraIllustration CreditsIndex