The Third Republic in France 1870-1940 by William Fortescue - 9780415169448

Taylor & Francis

An essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France from 1870 to 1940. > An essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall of France in June 1940.It provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on topics including:* the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871* Franco-German relations* anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair* the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate* the character of the French Right and of French fascism. > 1 The emergence of the Third Republic, 1870\u20131 2 The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic 3 The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath 4 Women and the family 5 The First World War 6 France after the First World War 7 The Popula.