The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940 : conflicts and continuities / William Fortescue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortescue, William, 1945-

Series:

Routledge sources in history.

Routledge sources in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940.

France.

France--Politics and government--1870-1940.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An 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

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; The emergence of the Third Republic, 1870 1; The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic; The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath; Women and the family; The First World War; France after the First World War; The Popular Front; The fall of France ( June 1940); General bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781351540001

1351540009

9780203133842

0203133846

9780415169455

0415169453

9781134740222

1134740220

9781280328220

1280328223

9781138173453

1138173452

9780203171660

0203171667

9781351540018

1351540017

9781315085074

1315085070

OCLC:

60523614