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Informationen zum Autor Allan Mitchell (1933-2016) received his PhD from Harvard in 1961 and then taught at Smith College (1961-1972) and the University of California (1973-1993). He was the author of The Great Train Race: Railways and the Franco-German Rivalry, 1815-1914 (Berghahn Books, 2006); Rêves Parisiens. L’échec de projets de transport public en France aux XIXe siècle (Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, 2005); and Nazi Paris: The History of an Occupation, 1940-1944 (Berghahn Books, 2008). Klappentext In this compact and tightly argued essay, the author maintains that the French Third Republic - and European history during this period in general - can only be understood if particular attention is paid to the special relationship that existed between France and Germany. The experience of the French people was so intimately related to that of its closest neighbor that a bilateral perspective becomes unavoidable. Without the unifying theme of Germany's crucial role in acting upon and within the French Republic, this story would become a much more random tale of events. After 1870, an autonomous national history of France is no longer possible. Zusammenfassung In this compact and tightly argued essay, the author maintains that the French Third Republic - and European history during this period in general - can only be understood if particular attention is paid to the special relationship that existed between France and Germany. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1. An Unstable Past Chapter 2. An Improvised State Chapter 3. A Voluntarist Ethic Chapter 4. A Flagging Demography Chapter 5. A Stagnant Economy Chapter 6. A Sexist Tradition Chapter 7. An Educated Elite Chapter 8. A Xenophobic Style Chapter 9. A Socialist Revival Chapter 10. A Strange Defeat? Epilogue Further Reading Index ...
