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 provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on: • the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871 • Franco-German relations • the character of the Third Republic and the ...
This book provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on: • the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871 • Franco-German relations • the character of the Third Republic and the ...
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The Third Republic was not justa 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 ...
The Third Republic was not justa 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 ...
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In response, a series of liberal reforms had been introduced, butthese had done moreto help the opposition than to win popular supportforthe imperial regime. In a national plebiscite held in May 1870 a significant majority voted in ...
In response, a series of liberal reforms had been introduced, butthese had done moreto help the opposition than to win popular supportforthe imperial regime. In a national plebiscite held in May 1870 a significant majority voted in ...
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As active head of the 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.
As active head of the 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.
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... led to the authoritarian and imperialistic regime of the Second Empire, all represented severe setbacks forthe Left. ... of working-class consciousness and militancy when the regime liberalized during the 1860s, especially in Paris.
... led to the authoritarian and imperialistic regime of the Second Empire, all represented severe setbacks forthe Left. ... of working-class consciousness and militancy when the regime liberalized during the 1860s, especially in Paris.
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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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| 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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