ABSTRACT

Organized chronologically, A History of Modern France presents a survey of the dramatic events that have punctuated French history, including the French Revolution, the upheavals of the 19th century, the world wars of the 20th century, and France's current role in the European Union. Written for today's undergraduate students, the text presents scholarly controversies in an unbiased manner and reflects the best of contemporary scholarship in French history.

chapter 1|7 pages

“The Oldest Nation of Europe”

chapter 3|5 pages

The Preindustrial Economy

chapter 5|9 pages

A Government Under Challenge

chapter 6|7 pages

Collapse of the Old Monarchy

chapter 8|11 pages

The Radical Revolution

chapter 9|7 pages

The Return to Order

chapter 10|13 pages

The Napoleonic Years

chapter 11|9 pages

The Restoration

chapter 12|9 pages

The July Monarchy and Its Critics

chapter 13|13 pages

A New Social World

chapter 15|9 pages

The Second Empire’s Decade of Prosperity

chapter 16|8 pages

The Second Empire in Difficulties

chapter 18|11 pages

The Republicans in Power

chapter 19|11 pages

Economic Depression and Political Crises

chapter 21|11 pages

chapter 22|10 pages

Twenty two

chapter 23|10 pages

The Coming of the War

chapter 24|10 pages

Crisis, Victory, and Disillusionment

chapter 25|10 pages

France Between the Wars

chapter 26|11 pages

The Illusion of Normality

chapter 27|12 pages

From the Popular Front to the War

chapter 28|11 pages

France in the Second World War

chapter 29|9 pages

From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic

chapter 30|11 pages

The Revival of the Parliamentary Republic

chapter 31|11 pages

From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic

chapter 34|12 pages

May 1968 and the End of the Gaullist Era

chapter 35|10 pages

The Mitterrand Years

chapter 36|10 pages

France Enters the New Millennium

chapter 37|5 pages

A New Period of Crisis