xi, 245 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

The author explores the origins and nature of French national identity by looking at one of the central elements in French national culture - luxury wine - and the rural communities that profited from its production. The book examines the development of the champagne industry between 1820 and 1920

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Consuming the nation : champagne marketing and bourgeois rituals, 1789-1914 -- Industry meets terroir : champagne producers in the Marne, 1789-1890 -- Resistance and identity : cultivation methods and the wine community, 1890-1900 -- Boundaries : the limits of the "true" champagne, 1900-1910 -- Revolution and stalemate : the revolt of 1911 -- Conclusion : champagne and modern France

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