Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962

Published by Berghahn Books 2002

Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962

Edited by: Kenneth Mouré and Martin S. Alexander

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782381648

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Since 1914, the French state has faced a succession of daunting and at times almost insurmountable crises. The turbulent decades from 1914 to 1969 witnessed near-defeat in 1914, economic and political crisis in 1926, radical political polarization in the 1930s, military conquest in 1940, the deep division of France during the Nazi Occupation, political reconstruction after 1944, de-colonization (with threatening civil war provoked by the Algerian crisis), and dramatic postwar modernization. However, this tumultuous period was not marked just by crises but also by tremendous change. Economic, social and political "modernization" transformed France in the twentieth century, restoring its confidence and its influence as a leader in global economic and political affairs. This combination of crises and renewal has received surprisingly little attention in recent years.

The present collection show-cases significant new scholarship, reflecting greater access to French archival sources, and focuses on the role of crises in fostering modernization in areas covering politics, economics, women, diplomacy and war.

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Kenneth Mouré is Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara

Martin S. Alexander is Professor of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

Kenneth Mouré is Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara

Reviews

"Specialists will learn much from the book, as will anyone interested in the renewal of political history more generally." · The International History Review

"The essays focus on heretofore underappreciated issues…Although several anthologies about modern France have appeared recently, this collection is a particularly worthy contribution because of its approach and its analytical insights. Students and specialists of the history of France will benefit greatly." · History: Reviews of New Books

"The essays are worth reading, and some make very distinctive and important contributions to our understanding of modern French history." · H-France

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Introduction: CRISIS AND RENEWAL IN FRANCE SINCE THE FIRSTWORLDWAR Kenneth Mouré and Martin S. Alexander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. JOHN CAIRNS AND THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE FALL OF FRANCE ‘Il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte’ P. M. H. Bell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2. POINCARE-LA-PEUR France and the Ruhr Crisis of 1923 Sally Marks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Chapter 3. WOMEN’S RIGHT AND THE ‘RIGHTS OF MAN’ William D. Irvine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
Chapter 4. THE GOLD STANDARD ILLUSION France and the Gold Standard in an Era of Currency Instability, 1914-1939 Kenneth Mouré Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Chapter 5. THE CAGOULE PLOT, 1936-1937 Joel Blatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Chapter 6. RETREAT OR RESISTANCE Strategic Re-Appraisal and the Crisis of French Power in Eastern Europe, September 1938 to August 1939 Talbot Imlay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 7. “NOUS ALLONS VERS LES MONASTÈRES” French Pacifism and the Crisis of the Second World War Norman Ingram Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Chapter 8. CRISIS AND CHANGE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, 1934-1945 Sarah Fishman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Chapter 9. THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE AS A MOMENT IN STATE-MAKING Herrick Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Chapter 10. MODERNIZING POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC Women in the Mouvement républicain populaire, 1944-1958 Patricia E. Prestwich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter 11. CRISIS AND MODERNIZATION IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC From Suez to Rome William I. Hitchcock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Chapter 12. SEEKING FRANCE’S ‘LOST SOLDIERS’ Reflections on the French Military Crisis in Algeria Martin S. Alexander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Chapter 13. ‘UNE JOURNÉE PORTÉE DISPARUE’ The Paris Massacre of 1961 and Memory Jim House and Neil MacMaster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 324
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present

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Published: February 1, 2002
ISBN: 9781782381648