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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... political and social themes provides a revealing overview ofFrench history during a period oftroubled national identity. This work also offers trenchant insights into the historiographical debates on numerous aspects of the Third ...
... political and social themes provides a revealing overview ofFrench history during a period oftroubled national identity. This work also offers trenchant insights into the historiographical debates on numerous aspects of the Third ...
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... political problems, debates and conflicts, particularly those related to Franco- German relations, the defence of France against Germany, the character of the French Republic and of French Republicanism, Church–state relations, the role ...
... political problems, debates and conflicts, particularly those related to Franco- German relations, the defence of France against Germany, the character of the French Republic and of French Republicanism, Church–state relations, the role ...
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The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2017 |
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