1st Edition

Three Against the Third Republic Sorel, Barres and Maurras

By Michael Curtis Copyright 2010
376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

343 Pages
by Routledge

The Third Republic of France was characterized by weak and short-term governments. This book is a study of three writers, Georges Sorel, Maurice Barres, and Charles Maurras, their writings in the years between 1885 and 1914, and their reactions to the deficiencies they saw in the Third Republic and in the system of French democracy. The study begins in 1885 with the appearance of certain new... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition I. Introduction II. Two Crises: Boulanger and Dreyfus III. The Men: Sorel, Barres, Maurras IV. Attack on Democracy V. Attack on the Revolution VI. Attack on Decadence VII. Intellectuals and the Need for Action VIII. The Divided Republic IX. Attack on the Politics of the Republic X. The Weakness of the Republic XI. Traditional Institutions and a Political Science XII. The Proposed Solutions XIII. Conclusion Bibliography Index

Biography

Michael Curtis