The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and ContinuitiesAn essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall of France in June 1940.It provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on topics including:* the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871* Franco-German relations* anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair* the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate* the character of the French Right and of French fascism. |
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... Empire had been losing popularity, particularly among the French urban working class. In response, a series of liberal reforms had been introduced, butthese had done moreto help the opposition than to win popular supportforthe imperial ...
... Empire had been losing popularity, particularly among the French urban working class. In response, a series of liberal reforms had been introduced, butthese had done moreto help the opposition than to win popular supportforthe imperial ...
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... Empire. However, Napoleon III surrendered on behalf of himself and his army, not of France, so the Franco-Prussian War continued. Document. 1.3. The. Proclamation. of. the. Third. Republic. (4. September. 1870). Leaving the Chamber [the ...
... Empire. However, Napoleon III surrendered on behalf of himself and his army, not of France, so the Franco-Prussian War continued. Document. 1.3. The. Proclamation. of. the. Third. Republic. (4. September. 1870). Leaving the Chamber [the ...
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... Empire among most Parisians, which the results of the general parliamentary election of May 1869 had already demonstrated. This hostile attitude to the Empire was shared by most members of the Paris National Guard, a part-time civilian ...
... Empire among most Parisians, which the results of the general parliamentary election of May 1869 had already demonstrated. This hostile attitude to the Empire was shared by most members of the Paris National Guard, a part-time civilian ...
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... Empire and the proclamation of the Third Republic further demoralized Bazaine, who considered that he owed his allegiance to Napoleon III. In these circumstances, on 7 October Bazaine ordered his corps commanders and commanders of ...
... Empire and the proclamation of the Third Republic further demoralized Bazaine, who considered that he owed his allegiance to Napoleon III. In these circumstances, on 7 October Bazaine ordered his corps commanders and commanders of ...
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Contents
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2 The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic | 24 |
3 The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath | 50 |
4 Women and the family | 80 |
5 The First World War | 106 |
6 France after the First World War | 136 |
7 The Popular Front | 172 |
8 The fall of France June 1940 | 211 |
General bibliography | 252 |
Index | 253 |
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