Patrick BoucheronPatrick Boucheron is a renowned French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale superieure and the University of Paris, and is currently a professor of history at the College de France. He is the author of twelve books, icluding Trace and Aura: The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan and Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear, and the editor of five, including France in the World, which became a bestseller in France. Read More Read Less