2nd Edition

France 1870-1914

By Robert Gildea Copyright 1997
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

The period 1870 - 1914 in France saw the consolidation of republican government and the recovery of national self-confidence. Though political crises such as the Dreyfus Affair threatened to tear it apart, the Republic established firm parliamentary rule, built up an Empire and an army which was to see it through the Great War. The new edition of this key text - first published as The Third... Read more
Part One: The Background.  1. Which Republic?  Part Two Analysis.  2. The Republic of the Notables.  3. Left and Right.  4. Social Structure.  5. Socialism.  6. The Consolidation of the Elite.  7. The Dreyfus Affair.  8. Radicalism.
9. Nationalism.  Part Three: Conclusion.  10. The Third Republic Assessed.  Part Four Documents.

Biography

Robert Gildea