1st Edition
The French National Front The Extremist Challenge To Democracy
By Harvey G Simmons
Copyright 1996
298 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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Routledge
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Over the past few decades, extreme-right political parties have won increasing support throughout Europe. The largest and most sophisticated of these is the French National Front. Led by the charismatic Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Front is now the third most important political force in France after the mainstream right and the socialists.This clear and comprehensive book explores the antecedents for... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- History -- Out of the Ashes: Postwar Fascism in France -- From Poujade to de Gaulle -- From Tixier-Vignancour to the National Front -- Into the Limelight: 1981–1986 -- Sinking Roots: 1987–1995 -- Analysis -- Anti-Semitism -- Immigration and Racism -- Electorate -- Party Organization -- The New Political Discourse of the Extreme Right -- Metaphors of War: Women and the National Front -- Conclusion -- Postscript
Biography
Harvey G. Simmons is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at York University, Ontario, Canada.
