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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... regime and the Paris Commune of 1871 • Franco-German relations • the character of the Third Republic and the nature of French Republicanism and Socialism • Church–state relations • anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair • the role of ...
... regime and the Paris Commune of 1871 • Franco-German relations • the character of the Third Republic and the nature of French Republicanism and Socialism • Church–state relations • anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair • the role of ...
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... regime; it formed a distinct period in French history. Apart from a brief experiment during the Second Republic (1848–50), it was the first parliamentary regime in France based on manhood suffrage. It was also a regime characterized by ...
... regime; it formed a distinct period in French history. Apart from a brief experiment during the Second Republic (1848–50), it was the first parliamentary regime in France based on manhood suffrage. It was also a regime characterized by ...
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... regime. In a national plebiscite held in May 1870 a significant majority voted in favour of accepting a new constitution, but this probably indicated support for liberal reform rather than for Napoleon III, and in any case it made the ...
... regime. In a national plebiscite held in May 1870 a significant majority voted in favour of accepting a new constitution, but this probably indicated support for liberal reform rather than for Napoleon III, and in any case it made the ...
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... regime, as ultimately responsible for the French declaration of war and as an interfering presence on the battlefield at Sedan, Napoleon III must bearaheavy responsibility forthe catastrophe. However, the Franco-Prussian War also ...
... regime, as ultimately responsible for the French declaration of war and as an interfering presence on the battlefield at Sedan, Napoleon III must bearaheavy responsibility forthe catastrophe. However, the Franco-Prussian War also ...
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... regime of the Second Empire, all represented severe setbacks forthe Left. However, the lack of effective democracy and of civil and trade union rights, the expansion of the urban working class, due partly to Napoleon III's policies of ...
... regime of the Second Empire, all represented severe setbacks forthe Left. However, the lack of effective democracy and of civil and trade union rights, the expansion of the urban working class, due partly to Napoleon III's policies of ...
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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The Third Republic in France 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2002 |
The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2000 |
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