From Liberalism to Fascism - The Right in a French Province, 1928-1939

Zusammenfassung In the final years of the French Third Republic the Croix de Feu and its successor the Parti Social Français were widely regarded as the counterpart of fascism in Germany and Italy. This 1997 book uses a micro-study of the city of Lyon to place French fascism in the wider context of the history of French conservatism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; List of maps, charts and figures; 1. Introduction; 2. From France to the Rhone; 3. Urban society in the Rhone; 4. Rural society in the Rhone; 5. The crisis of the right I, 1928-31; 6. The impact of the economic crisis; 7. The crisis of the right II; 8. The Croix de Feu; 9. The right and the Popular Front; 10. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Kevin Passmore, Kevin (University of Wales College of Ca Passmore, Passmore Kevin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521894265
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89426-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics and government, Far-right political ideologies and movements