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Volume 48,

Issue 2,

May 2025

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About the Journal

The official journal of the Society for French Historical Studies.

French Historical Studies is the leading journal on the history of France and the Francophone world, publishing articles on all periods of French history from the Middle Ages to the present. The journal’s diverse format includes research articles, special thematic issues, forums, review essays, and articles in both English and French, as well as bilingual abstracts of all articles. It also features bibliographies of recent works related to French history.

Editors

Jennifer Ngaire Heuer, Christine Haynes

Most cited

Engineering Exile: Social Networks and the French Atlantic Community,1789-1809

“A Dangerous Zeal”: Catholic Missions to Slaves in the French Antilles, 1635-1800

Questioning the Global Turn: The Case of the French Revolution

Une leçon des choses: Tourism, Empire, and the Nation in Interwar France

Which Heritage? Nature, Culture, and Identity in French Rural Tourism

Latest

Louise Michel et les savoirs de l'exil: Les traversées socio-épistémiques de la « Minerve populaire » au bagne de Nouvelle-Calédonie

Women and Anatomy Education in Enlightenment France: A Double-Edged Scalpel

Exporting French Nature: The Transnational Origins of Taxidermy

Les toilettes pour dames s'emparent du macadam: Une étude architecturale et ingénieuriale des chalets de nécessité parisiens (1872–1900)

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French Historical Studies is published on behalf of the Society for French Historical Studies. For more information about membership, visit the society's page.

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Issue Alerts

The William Koren, Jr. Prize

The Society for French Historical Studies awards the Koren Prize to the most outstanding article on any period of French history published the previous year by a scholar appointed at a college or university in the United States or Canada. View more information about the prize, and current and past winners.

Curated Collections

Curated thematic collections of articles, published several times yearly.

Calls for Papers

Calls for Papers for upcoming special and thematic issues will be listed on the Submissions Guidelines page.