Robert Gildea is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Oxford, and a specialist on French and European history in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2003 he won the Wolfson Prize for History. He is the author many books including What is History for? (2024), Empires of the Mind (2020), and Europe's 1968. Voices of Revolt (2013).

Review from previous edition Gildea's account of history and France Since 1945 offers an authoritative, stimulating, and highly readable introduction.

• List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1: Crisis of Empire 2: Crisis in the State 3: Shadows of the Second World War 4: Les Trente Glorieuses 5: Cultural Revolutions 6: Women's Liberation? 7: The Republic of the Centre (1970-1995) 8: Defending French Interests 9: The Legacy of the Algerian War 10: Globalization, Inequality and Protest 11: The Battle for French Culture 12: Gender Wars 13: The Crisis of Democracy (1995-) 14: Clinging to Greatness Conclusion: The Challenges Facing France Notes

Robert Gildea is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Oxford, and a specialist on French and European history in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2003 he won the Wolfson Prize for History. He is the author many books including What is History for? (2024), Empires of the Mind (2020), and Europe's 1968. Voices of Revolt (2013).

Review from previous edition Gildea's account of history and France Since 1945 offers an authoritative, stimulating, and highly readable introduction.

• List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1: Crisis of Empire 2: Crisis in the State 3: Shadows of the Second World War 4: Les Trente Glorieuses 5: Cultural Revolutions 6: Women's Liberation? 7: The Republic of the Centre (1970-1995) 8: Defending French Interests 9: The Legacy of the Algerian War 10: Globalization, Inequality and Protest 11: The Battle for French Culture 12: Gender Wars 13: The Crisis of Democracy (1995-) 14: Clinging to Greatness Conclusion: The Challenges Facing France Notes

Robert Gildea is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Oxford, and a specialist on French and European history in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2003 he won the Wolfson Prize for History. He is the author many books including What is History for? (2024), Empires of the Mind (2020), and Europe's 1968. Voices of Revolt (2013).

Review from previous edition Gildea's account of history and France Since 1945 offers an authoritative, stimulating, and highly readable introduction.

• List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1: Crisis of Empire 2: Crisis in the State 3: Shadows of the Second World War 4: Les Trente Glorieuses 5: Cultural Revolutions 6: Women's Liberation? 7: The Republic of the Centre (1970-1995) 8: Defending French Interests 9: The Legacy of the Algerian War 10: Globalization, Inequality and Protest 11: The Battle for French Culture 12: Gender Wars 13: The Crisis of Democracy (1995-) 14: Clinging to Greatness Conclusion: The Challenges Facing France Notes