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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... Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 to the fall of France in June 1940. Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day through a wealth of primary sources including memoir literature, personal correspondence, parliamentary debates, public ...
... Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 to the fall of France in June 1940. Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day through a wealth of primary sources including memoir literature, personal correspondence, parliamentary debates, public ...
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... war and as an interfering presence on the battlefield at Sedan, Napoleon lll must bear a heavy responsibility forthe catastrophe. However, the Franco-Prussian War also revealed major deficiencies in the French army. The art of warfare ...
... war and as an interfering presence on the battlefield at Sedan, Napoleon lll must bear a heavy responsibility forthe catastrophe. However, the Franco-Prussian War also revealed major deficiencies in the French army. The art of warfare ...
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... German capture of Napoleon lll, Sedan also meant the end of the Second Empire. However, Napoleon lll surrendered on behalf of himself and his army, not of France, so the Franco-Prussian War continued. Document 1.3 The Proclamation of ...
... German capture of Napoleon lll, Sedan also meant the end of the Second Empire. However, Napoleon lll surrendered on behalf of himself and his army, not of France, so the Franco-Prussian War continued. Document 1.3 The Proclamation of ...
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... War, Leon Gambetta Source: J. Reinach (ed.), Depeches, circulaires, decrets, proclamations et discours de Leon ... Franco-Prussian War through a movement of popular and national resistance ratherthan through the exclusive efforts of ...
... War, Leon Gambetta Source: J. Reinach (ed.), Depeches, circulaires, decrets, proclamations et discours de Leon ... Franco-Prussian War through a movement of popular and national resistance ratherthan through the exclusive efforts of ...
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... Franco-Prussian War should be ended as soon as possible to avoid further useless suffering and the possibility of revolution, Thiers persuaded the government to authorize him to tour the capitals of Europe so as to secure international ...
... Franco-Prussian War should be ended as soon as possible to avoid further useless suffering and the possibility of revolution, Thiers persuaded the government to authorize him to tour the capitals of Europe so as to secure international ...
Contents
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The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic | 24 |
The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath | 50 |
Women and the family | 80 |
The First World War | 106 |
France after the First World War | 136 |
The Popular Front | 172 |
The fall of France June l940 2l l | 211 |
General bibliography | 252 |
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