Fascists and Honourable Men - Contingency and Choice in French Politics, 1918-45

Informationen zum Autor NIMROD AMZALAK is a Political Historian, graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Cambridge University, England. His main research focus is on the social and cultural basis of radical ideologies in France and Israel. Klappentext Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic. Zusammenfassung Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical! political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century! examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Contextual Approach to the Study of Fascism Virtue, Virtuosity and the Ethos of Professionalism From the Trenches to the Laboratories Rallying to the Total Technical State Big Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years Contingency, Choice and the Historian Notes Bibliography

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A Contextual Approach to the Study of Fascism Virtue, Virtuosity and the Ethos of Professionalism From the Trenches to the Laboratories Rallying to the Total Technical State Big Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years Contingency, Choice and the Historian Notes Bibliography

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• Authors: N Amzalak, N. Amzalak, Nimrod Amzalak, AMZALAK NIMROD
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.07.2011
• EAN: 9780230297777
• ISBN: 978-0-230-29777-7
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal; Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal
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