| Reviews |
| - 'The 'received' narratives of modern French political history remain so powerful that it is difficult to escape them.' - French Studies
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| Description | | - Sets frequently studied events such as the Nazi Occupation and De Gaulle's Fifth Republic in the wider context of French history
- Includes a separate chapter on 'France, Europe, and the Wider World'
- Thematic chapters provide a fully rounded picture of France
- James McMillan's substantial introduction and conclusion draw together key areas of debate
| This final volume of the Short Oxford History of France
explores the huge transformations which have taken place in the areas of politics, society, and culture between the late nineteenth and the end of the twentieth centuries. A leading team of historians provide a re-evaluation of modern French history based on a new, collaborative approach which offers fresh insights on such themes as
economic and social change, women, intellectuals and culture, religion and secularization, as well as an authoritative overview of politics and international relations. The book emphasises throughout what was different about the French experience in relation to other western democracies, and what was distinctive about French political culture and the French sense of national identity.
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Readership: Students or the general reader with an interest in modern French history.
| Contents |
Introduction
,
James McMillan
1.
I. Politics
Politics, 1880-1914
,
James McMillan
2.
Politics, 1914-1945
,
Kevin Passmore
3.
Politics, 1945-2000
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Richard Vinen
4.
France, Europe, and the Wider World
,
David Watson
5.
II. Society and Culture
The Transformation of Society
,
John Horne
6.
The Condition of Women and the Politics of Gender
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Sian Reynolds
7.
Intellectuals and Culture
,
Robert Tombs
8.
Religion and Secularisation
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Maurice Larkin
Conclusion
,
James McMillan
Further Reading
Chronology
Maps
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by James McMillan, Professor of History, University of Edinburgh
General editor: William Doyle
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