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. |
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... Revolution 1917-1921 Ronald Kowalski The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Richard Sakwa FORTHCOMING The German Experience Anthony McElligott The Stalin Era Philip Boobbycr The Third Republic in France 1870-1940 Conflicts and ...
... Revolution 1917-1921 Ronald Kowalski The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Richard Sakwa FORTHCOMING The German Experience Anthony McElligott The Stalin Era Philip Boobbycr The Third Republic in France 1870-1940 Conflicts and ...
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... revolution, further military defeats, civil war and a humiliating peace treaty. These circumstances profoundly influenced nearly all aspects of French life, particularly during the first decades of the Third Republic. During the l 860s ...
... revolution, further military defeats, civil war and a humiliating peace treaty. These circumstances profoundly influenced nearly all aspects of French life, particularly during the first decades of the Third Republic. During the l 860s ...
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... revolution' of 4 September was achieved with virtually no violence to life or property. After the demise of the Second Republic ( l 848-52), republicanism had gradually re-emerged in France from the late l 850s, and by l 870 ...
... revolution' of 4 September was achieved with virtually no violence to life or property. After the demise of the Second Republic ( l 848-52), republicanism had gradually re-emerged in France from the late l 850s, and by l 870 ...
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... revolutionary war effort, Gambetta hoped to win the Franco-Prussian War through a movement of popular and national resistance ratherthan through the exclusive efforts of France's professional army, which had become tainted by its record ...
... revolutionary war effort, Gambetta hoped to win the Franco-Prussian War through a movement of popular and national resistance ratherthan through the exclusive efforts of France's professional army, which had become tainted by its record ...
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... revolution, Thiers persuaded the government to authorize him to tour the capitals of Europe so as to secure international support for the negotiation of an immediate armistice. During September and October Thiers visited London, St ...
... revolution, Thiers persuaded the government to authorize him to tour the capitals of Europe so as to secure international support for the negotiation of an immediate armistice. During September and October Thiers visited London, St ...
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 |
Other editions - View all
The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2017 |
The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2017 |
The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2000 |
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