ABSTRACT
The period 1870 - 1914 in France saw the consolidation of republican government and the recovery of national self-confidence. Though political crises such as the Dreyfus Affair threatened to tear it apart, the Republic established firm parliamentary rule, built up an Empire and an army which was to see it through the Great War. The new edition of this key text - first published as The Third Republic From 1870 to 1914 - offers a clear introduction to the period and incorporates the latest research.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |9 pages
The Background
chapter |9 pages
Which Republic?
part |70 pages
Analysis
chapter |6 pages
The Republic of the Notables
chapter |8 pages
The Constitution in Question
chapter |9 pages
Social Structure
chapter |9 pages
Socialism
chapter |9 pages
A Conservative Republic?
chapter |9 pages
The Dreyfus Affair
chapter |11 pages
Radicalism
chapter |9 pages
Nationalism
part |6 pages
Conclusion
chapter |6 pages
The Third Republic Assessed
part |27 pages
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