Reconciling France against democracy : the Croix de feu and the Parti social francais, 1927-1945 / Sean Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Sean, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

La Rocque, François de, 1886-1946.

La Rocque, François de.

Croix de feu (Organization : France)--History.

Croix de feu (Organization : France).

Parti social français--History.

Parti social français.

Right-wing extremists--France--History--20th century.

Right-wing extremists.

France--Politics and government--1914-1940.

France.

France--Politics and government--1940-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kennedy describes how the Croix de Feu promised to restore patriotic unity to France but instead demonized the organization's enemies as unfit to be French; its successor, the Parti Social Français, professed a respect for democracy but actually promoted an authoritarian nationalist vision. Previous studies have focused on whether the Croix de Feu and the Parti Social Français should be considered fascist. Reconciling France against Democracy assesses them from a variety of perspectives and considers the extent to which they foreshadowed Jean-Marie Le Pen's Front National.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Vers le six février, 1927–1934

Against the Popular Front, 1934–1936

La Famille Croix de Feu

A Turbulent Transition, 1936–1937

Remaking the Republic? 1938–1939

Anticipating the État Social Français

War and Dispersion, 1939–1945

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-341) and index.

ISBN:

9786612850196

9780773578142

0773578145

9781282850194

1282850199

9780773560246

0773560246

OCLC:

311307999