Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Since 1914, the French state has faced a succession of daunting and at times almost insurmountable crises. The turbulent decades from 1914 to 1969 witnessed near-defeat in 1914, economic and political crisis in 1926, radical political polarization in the 1930s, military conquest in 1940, the deep division of France during the Nazi Occupation, political reconstruction after 1944, de-colonization (with threatening civil war provoked by the Algerian crisis), and dramatic postwar modernization. However, this tumultuous period was not marked just by crises but also by tremendous change. Economic, social and political "modernization" transformed France in the twentieth century, restoring its confidence and its influence as a leader in global economic and political affairs. This combination of crises and renewal has received surprisingly little attention in recent years.The present collection show-cases significant new scholarship, reflecting greater access to French archival sources, and focuses on the role of crises in fostering modernization in areas covering politics, economics, women, diplomacy and war.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-14
Mått:140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:458 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN:9781571812971

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Kenneth Mouré is Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara

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"Specialists will learn much from the book, as will anyone interested in the renewal of political history more generally." · The International History Review"The essays focus on heretofore underappreciated issues…Although several anthologies about modern France have appeared recently, this collection is a particularly worthy contribution because of its approach and its analytical insights. Students and specialists of the history of France will benefit greatly." · History: Reviews of New Books"The essays are worth reading, and some make very distinctive and important contributions to our understanding of modern French history." · H-France

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Crisis and Renewal in France Since the First World WarK. Mouré and M.S. AlexanderChapter 2. John Cairns and the Historiography of Great Britain and the Fall of France: Il n'y que le premier pas qui couteP.M.H. BellChapter 3. Poincaré-la-peur: France and the Ruhr Crisis of 1923S. MarksChapter 4. Women's Right and the 'Rights of Man'W.D. IrvineChapter 5. The Gold Standard Illusion: France and the Gold Standard in an Era of Currency Instability, 1914-1939K. MouréChapter 6. The Cagoule Plot, 1936-1937J. BlattChapter 7. Retreat or Resistance: Strategic Reappraisal and the Crisis of French Power in Eastern Europe, September 1938 to August 1939Y. ImlayChapter 8. Nous allons vers les Monastères: French Pacifism and the Crisis of the Second World WarN. IngramChapter 9. Crisis and Change in the Juvenile Justice System, 1934-1945S. FishmanChapter 10. The Liberation of France as a Moment of State-MakingH. ChapmanChapter 11. Modernizing French Politics in the Fourth Republic: Women in the Movement républicain populaire, 1944-1958P. PrestwichChapter 12. Crisis and Modernization in the Fourth French Republic: From Suez to RomeW.I. HitchcockChapter 13. Seeking France's 'Lost Soldiers': Refelections on the French Military Crisis in AlgeriaM.S. AlexanderChapter 14. Une journée portée disparue: The Paris Massacre of 1961 and MemoryJ. House and N. MacMasterNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex

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