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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Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day through a wealth of primary sources including memoir literature, personal correspondence, parliamentary debates, public speeches, contemporary newspapers, and government documents, ...
Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day through a wealth of primary sources including memoir literature, personal correspondence, parliamentary debates, public speeches, contemporary newspapers, and government documents, ...
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After the Spanish throne had become vacant in September 1868, Bismarck pressed the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (a junior member of the Prussian royal family) and, on 2 July 1870, several Parisian newspapers ...
After the Spanish throne had become vacant in September 1868, Bismarck pressed the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (a junior member of the Prussian royal family) and, on 2 July 1870, several Parisian newspapers ...
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With the founding of numerous popular clubs and left-wing newspapers, and with the establishment of central committees for both the National Guard and the twenty arrondissements (Paris administrative districts), this radical popular ...
With the founding of numerous popular clubs and left-wing newspapers, and with the establishment of central committees for both the National Guard and the twenty arrondissements (Paris administrative districts), this radical popular ...
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Through their efforts a newspaper shall be published which might be entitled the Arts Monitor. Artists who feel the need to separate themselves from the majority shall be allowed to exhibit together in one of the rooms of the common ...
Through their efforts a newspaper shall be published which might be entitled the Arts Monitor. Artists who feel the need to separate themselves from the majority shall be allowed to exhibit together in one of the rooms of the common ...
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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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