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

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The Croix de Feu and its successor the Parti social francais stood at the center of the political conflict in the final years of the French Third Republic and were widely regarded as the counterpart of fascism in Germany and Italy. Only recently has the view that fascism also has roots in France become a serious topic for debate. From Liberalism to Fascism is based largely on archival research and places French fascism in the wider context of the history of French conservatism. Received views of French social and economic structures are also overturned. Contents Illustrations Preface Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 From France to the Rhone 3 Urban society in the Rhône 4 Rural society in the Rhône 5 The crisis of the right I: 1928-1932 6 The impact of the economic crisis 7 The crisis of the right II: 1932-June 1936 8 The Croix de Feu 9 The right and the Popular Front 10 Conclusion Appendix 1: Equations for multiple regression Appendix 2: The conservative deputies of the Rhone, 1928-1940 Select bibliography Index