| Titre : | France Since the Revolution : Texts and Contexts |
| Auteurs : | Claire Gorrara, Auteur ; Rachael Langford, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | London : Hodder and Stoughton, 2003 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-340-76361-2 |
| Format : | 154 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 944 (Histoire de la France et de Monaco) |
| Résumé : |
An introduction to modern France through an exploration of the emergence and development of her five Republics and the values and ideals of French republicanism. Starting with the events of the French Revolution of 1789, each of the chapters in the book focuses on a "flashpoint" in French history: the Revolution of 1848; the Paris Commune of 1870; the Dreyfus affair of the 1890s, World Wars I and II; the Brazzaville conference of 1944; May 1968 and the campaign for political parity for women in the 1990s. Written by specialists from a range of disciplines, including history, cultural studies, politics and French area studies, these chapters address a series of "contexts", providing an overview of events and a critical interpretation of how such upheavals have affected the history of France's republics.
Questions of gender, race and class are pivotal to such analyses. Complementing this emphasis on "contexts" are a number of "texts", available in French and English, that give a flavour of how individual French men and women experienced their times. As an introductory book for undergraduates, "France Since the Revolution" does not assume extensive previous knowledge and contains a complete glossary of the key names used in chapters, as well as a time-line for reference and suggestions for further reading.republican principles on trial; the Paris Commune of 1871 - the Red Republic's triumph and defeat; the Dreyfus Affair of 1894 - republicanism and its challengers; World War I 1914-1919 - death of the old world, birth of the new?; World War II 1939-1945 - divided selves; the Brazzaville Conference of 1944 - the dream of a greater French Republic; May 1968 - workers against the Revolution; the campaign for parity in the 1990s - women and the French Republic. |
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