France since 1870 : culture, politics and society /

This fascinating, authoritative history describes the great political, economic, cultural, and social events that have defined the period, from the convulsive establishment of a French republic to the apotheosis of French national culture in World War I, from the acrimonious failure of the 1930s and...

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Main Author: Sowerwine, Charles, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2001
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : 2001
Houndmills [England] ; New York : 2001
Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : 2001
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hamps. ; New York : 2001
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : 2001
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : 2001
London ; New York : 2001
New York : 2001
Basingstoke ; New York : 2001
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Table of Contents:
  • French regimes since 1789
  • Pt. I. The Birth of the Third Republic, 1870-85
  • Ch. 1. France in 1870
  • Ch. 2. The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, 1870-1
  • Ch. 3. The Triumph of the Republicans, 1871-85
  • Ch. 4. The Social and Cultural Bases of Republicanism
  • Pt. II. Testing Time for the Republic, 1885-1918
  • Ch. 5. Challenges to the Republic (1): Constructing the Modern Right
  • Ch. 6. Challenges to the Republic (2): Constructing the Modern Left
  • Ch. 7. The Cultural Revolution of the Belle Epoque
  • Ch. 8. The Great War, 1914-18
  • Pt. III. The Decline of the Third Republic, 1919-40
  • Ch. 9. France after the War, 1919-28
  • Ch. 10. France in the Depression, 1929-35
  • Ch. 11. The Popular Front, 1936-7
  • Ch. 12. Culture between the Wars
  • Ch. 13. The Fall of France, 1938-40
  • Pt. IV. The Vichy Interlude and its Aftermath, 1940-6
  • Ch. 14. Vichy in Power, 1940-2
  • Ch. 15. Resistance and Liberation, 1942-4
  • Ch. 16. Liberated France, 1944-6
  • Ch. 17. Existentialism: Culture of the Resistance?
  • Pt. V. The Fourth Republic, 1946-58
  • Ch. 18. Cold War, Vietnam War, 1946-54
  • Ch. 19. The 1950s
  • Of Coke and Culture
  • Ch. 20. The Algerian War Erupts, 1954-7
  • Ch. 21. The Fall of the Fourth Republic, 1958
  • Pt. VI. The Fifth Republic under de Gaulle, 1958-69
  • Ch. 22. De Gaulle's Republic, 1958-68
  • Ch. 23. Cultural Explosion: New Theory, New Cinema, New Novel
  • Ch. 24. Social Explosion: May '68
  • Pt. VII. The Fifth Republic after de Gaulle, 1969-
  • Ch. 25. Pompidou and Giscard's Republic, 1969-81
  • Ch. 26. Mitterrand's Republic I: 'Socialist France'? 1981-8
  • Ch. 27. Mitterrand's Republic II: Decline and Fall, 1988-95
  • Ch. 28. France since 1995
  • French regimes since 1789
  • Pt. I The Birth of the Third Republic, 1870-85
  • Ch. 1. France in 1870
  • Ch. 2. The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, 1870-1
  • Ch. 3. The Triumph of the Republicans, 1871-85
  • Ch. 4. The Social and Cultural Bases of Republicanism
  • Pt. II. Testing Time for the Republic, 1885-1918
  • Ch. 5. Challenges to the Republic (1): Constructing the Modern Right
  • Ch. 6. Challenges to the Republic (2): Constructing the Modern Left
  • Ch. 7. The Cultural Revolution of the Belle Epoque
  • Ch. 8. The Great War, 1914-18
  • Pt. III. The Decline of the Third Republic, 1919-40
  • Ch. 9. France after the War, 1919-28
  • Ch. 10. France in the Depression, 1929-35
  • Ch. 11. The Popular Front, 1936-7
  • Ch. 12. Culture between the Wars
  • Ch. 13. The Fall of France, 1938-40
  • Pt. IV. The Vichy Interlude and its Aftermath, 1940-6
  • Ch. 14. Vichy in Power, 1940-2
  • Ch. 15. Resistance and Liberation, 1942-4
  • Ch. 16. Liberated France, 1944-6
  • Ch. 17. Existentialism: Culture of the Resistance?
  • Pt. V. The Fourth Republic, 1946-58
  • Ch. 18. Cold War, Vietnam War, 1946-54
  • Ch. 19. The 1950s - Of Coke and Culture
  • Ch. 20. The Algerian War Erupts, 1954-7
  • Ch. 21. The Fall of the Fourth Republic, 1958
  • Pt. VI. The Fifth Republic under de Gaulle, 1958-69
  • Ch. 22. De Gaulle's Republic, 1958-68
  • Ch. 23. Cultural Explosion: New Theory, New Cinema, New Novel
  • Ch. 24. Social Explosion: May '68
  • Pt. VII. The Fifth Republic after de Gaulle, 1969-
  • Ch. 25. Pompidou and Giscard's Republic, 1969-81
  • Ch. 26. Mitterrand's Republic I: 'Socialist France'? 1981-8
  • Ch. 27. Mitterrand's Republic II: Decline and Fall, 1988-95
  • Ch. 28. France since 1995.
  • French regimes since 1789
  • Pt. I The Birth of the Third Republic, 1870-85. Ch. 1. France in 1870. Ch. 2. The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, 1870-1. Ch. 3. The Triumph of the Republicans, 1871-85. Ch. 4. The Social and Cultural Bases of Republicanism
  • Pt. II. Testing Time for the Republic, 1885-1918. Ch. 5. Challenges to the Republic (1): Constructing the Modern Right. Ch. 6. Challenges to the Republic (2): Constructing the Modern Left. Ch. 7. The Cultural Revolution of the Belle Epoque. Ch. 8. The Great War, 1914-18
  • Pt. III. The Decline of the Third Republic, 1919-40. Ch. 9. France after the War, 1919-28. Ch. 10. France in the Depression, 1929-35. Ch. 11. The Popular Front, 1936-7. Ch. 12. Culture between the Wars. Ch. 13. The Fall of France, 1938-40
  • Pt. IV. The Vichy Interlude and its Aftermath, 1940-6. Ch. 14. Vichy in Power, 1940-2. Ch. 15. Resistance and Liberation, 1942-4. Ch. 16. Liberated France, 1944-6. Ch. 17. Existentialism: Culture of the Resistance?
  • Pt. V. The Fourth Republic, 1946-58. Ch. 18. Cold War, Vietnam War, 1946-54. Ch. 19. The 1950s - Of Coke and Culture. Ch. 20. The Algerian War Erupts, 1954-7. Ch. 21. The Fall of the Fourth Republic, 1958
  • Pt. VI. The Fifth Republic under de Gaulle, 1958-69. Ch. 22. De Gaulle's Republic, 1958-68. Ch. 23. Cultural Explosion: New Theory, New Cinema, New Novel. Ch. 24. Social Explosion: May '68
  • Pt. VII. The Fifth Republic after de Gaulle, 1969-. Ch. 25. Pompidou and Giscard's Republic, 1969-81. Ch. 26. Mitterrand's Republic I: 'Socialist France'? 1981-8. Ch. 27. Mitterrand's Republic II: Decline and Fall, 1988-95. Ch. 28. France since 1995.