264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

Part of the Modern History for Modern Languages Series France since 1815 provides an accessible overview of the major socio-political changes in France during this period. Designed for area studies students studying French, it presents the historical context necessary for language students to understand the complexities of contemporary French society. Adopting a... Read more

List of figures. List of maps. Preface. Abbreviations. 1. The French Revolution: history, memory, politics 2.The Bourbon Restoration, 1814-30 3.The July Monarchy, 1830-48 4. The Second Republic, 1848-52 and the Second Empire, 1852-70 5. The Third Republic, 1870-1914 6. France, 1914-31 7. France, 1931-39 8. Occupied France, 1940-44 9. The French Republic, 1944-58 10. The Gaullist Revolution, 1958-69 11. After de Gaulle: Pomidou, 1969-74 and Giscard, 1974-81 12. 1981-2003- From la grande alternance to normalisation 13. France after 2003 Further Reading Index

Biography

Martin Evans is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Sussex, UK and Emmanuel Godin is Principal Lecturer in European Area Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.