The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Confli, Fortescue..

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; )