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The People, the Workers, and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939 book cover

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The People, the Workers, and the Citizens Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939

By Mattie Fitch Copyright 2026
160 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In the 1930s, activists with France’s Popular Front mobilized culture against fascism. Examining music, theater, film, art, and festivals in Paris, Marseille, and Rouen, this book analyses approaches to antifascism and how they varied and interacted across different regions and left-wing traditions. By combining revolutionary, republican, and working-class heritage, antifascists aimed to foster... Read more

Introduction: The Popular Front in France

1. Communists and Workers in the French Nation

2. The Radical Minister and the Antifascist Citizenry

3. Socialists between the Republic and the Proletariat

4. Antifascist Workers in Red Marseille

5. Republicans and Workers in Rouen’s Center and Periphery

Conclusion: The 150th Anniversary of the French Revolution

Biography

Mattie Fitch is an Assistant Professor of History at Marymount University. She earned her doctorate from Yale University. Her research investigates antifascism, cultural politics, and sacred art. She is the author of "The Popular Front and France’s Twentieth Century" in The Routledge Handbook of French History (2024) and coeditor of the special issue "The Global Cultures of Antifascism" for Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies (2020).

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