Author : William Fortescue
Release : 2017-07-05
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 009/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940 by : William Fortescue
Download or read book The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940 written by William Fortescue. This book was released on 2017-07-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.