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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This book is an 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 1870–1 to the fall of France in June 1940.
This book is an 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 1870–1 to the fall of France in June 1940.
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... War France after the First World War 7 The Popular Front 8 The fall of France (June 1940) 211 General bibliography Index vii 24 50 80 106 136 172 252 253 ~ Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Sources ...
... War France after the First World War 7 The Popular Front 8 The fall of France (June 1940) 211 General bibliography Index vii 24 50 80 106 136 172 252 253 ~ Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Sources ...
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The military suppression of a workers' rising in Paris in June 1848, the subsequent repression of the Left, and the military coup d'état of December 1851 which led to the authoritarian and imperialistic regime of the Second Empire, ...
The military suppression of a workers' rising in Paris in June 1848, the subsequent repression of the Left, and the military coup d'état of December 1851 which led to the authoritarian and imperialistic regime of the Second Empire, ...
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The defeat of the Commune meant the end of such plans and of the Artists' Federation, and Courbet himself was arrested by the Versaillais on 12 June 1871 and charged with the destruction of the Vendôme Column (commemorating Napoleon I's ...
The defeat of the Commune meant the end of such plans and of the Artists' Federation, and Courbet himself was arrested by the Versaillais on 12 June 1871 and charged with the destruction of the Vendôme Column (commemorating Napoleon I's ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
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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| Title | The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities |
| Author | William Fortescue |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1351540017, 9781351540018 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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