France And The World Since 1870

Author : Charles Sowerwine
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137406118

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France since 1870 by Charles Sowerwine Pdf

This thoroughly revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text surveys the cultural, social and political history of France from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the Paris Commune through to Emmanuel Macron's presidency. Incorporating the newest interpretations of past events, Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. This edition features extended coverage of the 2007-8 financial crisis, the rise of the political and cultural far right and the issues of colonialism and its contemporary repercussions. This is an essential resource for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students of history, French studies or European studies taking courses on modern French history or European history. This text will also appeal to scholars and readers with an interest in modern French history. 'Richly informative and lucidly presented, Sowerwine's France since 1870 offers essential reading for students and researchers. Particularly powerful is the new final chapter, which draws on historical expertise to explore and explain the literary and political malaise of contemporary France.' – Jessica Wardhaugh, University of Warwick, UK. 'This third edition is unparalleled in its reach and excellence as a history of modern France from 1870 to the present. Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. His incorporation of the newest interpretations of past events as well as the historical perspective he lends to current events such as terror attacks, new laws regarding labor and marriage, modern globalization, neo-liberalism-as well as to France's darkening mood--make this highly readable book a true masterpiece.' – Elinor Accampo, University of Southern California, USA. 'Her recent social and economic challenges have cast deep shadows into the story of modern France that Charles Sowerwine tells so clearly. Those dark questions about culture, politics and society have their full place in this This scholarly but accessible reassessment of French history since 1870. This edition raises new questions about France's story, directly and compellingly, and remains the key text for readers who are curious about modern France.' – Julian Wright, Northumbria University, UK. 'Following on the fine precedent set by earlier editions, this masterful survey offers students and the public alike a readable and illuminating account of the tortuous and ever intriguing path of French history since 1870.' – George Sheridan, University of Oregon, USA.

Author : Alice L. Conklin,Sarah Fishman,Robert Zaretsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199384440

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France and Its Empire Since 1870 by Alice L. Conklin,Sarah Fishman,Robert Zaretsky Pdf

Providing an up-to-date synthesis of the history of an extraordinary nation--one that has been shrouded in myths, many of its own making--France and Its Empire Since 1870 seeks both to understand these myths and to uncover the complicated and often contradictory realities that underpin them. It situates modern French history in transnational and global contexts and also integrates the themes of imperialism and immigration into the traditional narrative. Authors Alice L. Conklin, Sarah Fishman, and Robert Zaretsky begin with the premise that while France and the U.S. are sister republics, they also exhibit profound differences that are as compelling as their apparent similarities. The authors frame the book around the contested emergence of the French Republic--a form of government that finally appears to have a permanent status in France--but whose birth pangs were much more protracted than those of the American Republic. Presenting a lively and coherent narrative of the major developments in France's tumultuous history since 1870, the authors organize the chapters around the country's many turning points and confrontations. They also offer detailed analyses of politics, society, and culture, considering the diverse viewpoints of men and women from every background including the working class and the bourgeoisie, immigrants, Catholics, Jews and Muslims, Bretons and Algerians, rebellious youth, and gays and lesbians.

Author : John Keiger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0340595078

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France and the World since 1870 by John Keiger Pdf

Keiger examines the subtle forces that have shaped France's international relations, from material aspects such as geography, demography, and economics, to more abstract features of France's national identity such as the notion of state and the impulse to spread French culture. The first study of its kind in English, the book is divided into thematic chapters that include discussions of how foreign policy is formulated and executed, the nature of strategy and defense, France's allies and adversaries, cultural diplomacy, and an assessment of French espionage. A final chapter examines France's position in the post-Cold War era, its adjustment to the new international system, and the extent to which old mentalities persist or have been resurrected.

Author : William Fortescue
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0415169445

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The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940 by William Fortescue Pdf

Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day with primary sources including government documents, personal letters, and contemporary newspapers, this study provides a first-hand account of life in this defining period of French history.

Author : D. W. Brown
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1378943414

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The Development of Modern France 1870 1939 by D. W. Brown Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Eric Martone
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527548558

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Alexandre Dumas as a French Symbol since 1870 by Eric Martone Pdf

Nineteenth-century writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, has been a controversial part of the French patrimony, and faced various forms of racial prejudice in France because of his biracial ancestry and due to being a descendant of a slave. During the late nineteenth century, the rise of scientific racism and aggressive European imperialism resulted in worldviews supporting European superiority and equated “European” with being “white.” Such developments complicated perceptions of Dumas as part of the French patrimony. French intellectuals and politicians from the late nineteenth-century onward created their own imaginative visions of what Dumas had represented in order to employ them ideologically to support or counter prevailing mainstream views of French history and identity. This collection traces the evolution of Dumas’s legacy as a controversial symbol of France since 1870, as the nation has struggled to deal with colonialism and its aftermath, and increased diversity and globalization.

Author : Charles Sowerwine
Publisher : Palgrave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0230573398

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France since 1870 by Charles Sowerwine Pdf

Widely praised when it was first published, this new edition has been brought up to the present with new final chapters, and thoroughly revised to take into account the latest research. It now includes maps and more coverage of key topics such as: racial strife, colonial difficulties, the Vichy regime, and the nature of the French extreme right.

Author : Eugen Weber
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804710138

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Peasants into Frenchmen by Eugen Weber Pdf

France achieved national unity much later than is commonly supposed. For a hundred years and more after the Revolution, millions of peasants lived on as if in a timeless world, their existence little different from that of the generations before them. The author of this lively, often witty, and always provocative work traces how France underwent a veritable crisis of civilization in the early years of the French Republic as traditional attitudes and practices crumbled under the forces of modernization. Local roads and railways were the decisive factors, bringing hitherto remote and inaccessible regions into easy contact with markets and major centers of the modern world. The products of industry rendered many peasant skills useless, and the expanding school system taught not only the language of the dominant culture but its values as well, among them patriotism. By 1914, France had finally become La Patrie in fact as it had so long been in name.

Author : James Joll
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005291252

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Europe Since 1870 by James Joll Pdf

Author : Heinrich Von Treitschke
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104528673

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What We Demand from France (1870) by Heinrich Von Treitschke Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Claire Gorrara,Rachael Langford
Publisher : Hodder Arnold
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0340763604

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France Since the Revolution by Claire Gorrara,Rachael Langford Pdf

France since the Revolution: Texts and Contexts introduces students to modern France by exploring the emergence and development of France's five Republics and the values and ideals of French republicanism. Starting with the events of the French Revolution of 1789, each of the chapters in the book focuses on a 'flashpoint' in French history: the Revolution of 1848, the Paris Commune of 1870, the Dreyfus affair of the 1890s, the First and Second World Wars, the Brazzaville conference of 1944, May 1968 and the campaign for political parity for women in the 1990s. Written by specialists from a range of disciplines, including history, cultural studies, politics and French area studies, these chapters address a series of 'contexts', providing an overview of events and a critical interpretation of how such upheavals have affected the history of France's Republics. Questions of gender, race and class are pivotal to such analyses. Complementing this emphasis on 'contexts' are a number of 'texts', available in French and English, that give a flavour of how individual French men and women experienced their times. As an introductory book for undergraduates, France since the Revolution does not assume extensive previous knowledge and contains a complete glossary of the key names used in chapters, as well as a time line for reference and suggestions for further reading. An important resource for students and teachers alike, this accessible book gives its readers a firm base in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French history and culture from which to develop more specialized interests.

Author : William E. F. Krause
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1330503910

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The German-French War of 1870 and Its Consequences Upon Future Civilization (Classic Reprint) by William E. F. Krause Pdf

Excerpt from The German-French War of 1870 and Its Consequences Upon Future Civilization It being an avowed characteristic of the high order of civilization attained to at this period of the world's history, for man and nations to sympathize with and aid in ameliorating the misfortunes of one another, it is quite natural that, we find the people of the United States not only averse to and regretting all wars, from principle, themselves politically acting upon its high commands, but observe them aggrieved at the war which in turn has devastated France, as affecting one of the most civilized nations by retarding its general progress of prosperity. Truly loyal in their wishes for the maintenance of the Republic in France, and eager in discerning symptoms of a like improvement upon government in other civilized nations, the American people, while pondering over the extraordinary commotion of this war, experience a relief in the contemplation that with the tranquil demise of the venerable Emperor of Germany, the great intellectual union of the German people may signify the unveiling of the bright Goddess of Liberty in Germany, and, resting at her heart, feel its throbbings a mother's love for every child alike. Then, with Great Britain and her colonies simultaneously to follow, there is indeed a fair prospect, at this age, for all mankind to become free! And how unlike the dark periods of history when the Romans failed in the permanency of the Republic through want of universal education, precluding a high state of morality, and were not guided to happiness by experience in the inestimable advantages of an enlightening Christianity. With us the republican versus the monarchical government has stood a centennial test - enough positive proof of not only its rational superiority over all other forms of government, but of its admirable efficiency, de facto, and its indivisibility and feasibility in enlightened ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Roger L. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:878669201

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The French Revolution of 1870-1871 by Roger L. Williams Pdf

Author : Barry Cerf
Publisher : Gleed Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1445507587

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Alsace-Lorraine Since 1870 by Barry Cerf Pdf

This fascinating book, originally published in 1919 as the First World War drew to a close tackles the question of Alsace-Lorraine, one of the chief causes of the war and the most important obstacles to peace. Cerf addressed the book to Americans in order to present facts which would confirm the belief that peace can be restored to Europe and the world only after the return of the lost provinces to France . A compelling read that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the amateur and professional historian alike. Contents: Germany s Claims to Alsace-Lorraine; The Consent of the Governed; Persecution: 1871-1914; The Question of Autonomy; The Failure of Germanization; During the War; The Economic Question; The Question of a Plebiscite; Conclusion; Bibliography. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork."

Author : Edmund Ollier
Publisher : Arkose Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1345674287

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Cassell's History of the War Between France and Germany, 1870-1871 by Edmund Ollier Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.