France Since 1815

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Part of the Modern History for Modern Languages Series France since 1815 provides an accessible overview of the major socio-political changes in France during this period. Designed for area studies students studying French, it presents the historical context necessary for language students to understand the complexities of contemporary French society. Adopting a chronological approach, it surveys nearly two hundred years of French history, with events covered including The French Revolution, The Bourbon Restoration, The Third Republic, Occupied France, The Fourth Republic, The Gaullist Revolution and France after 2003. This revised edition includes new material that focuses on Chirac's second mandate (Iraq war, religion, suburbs and the inability/impossibility of carrying on with reform), an assessment of the controversial Sarkozy presidency, and a final chapter covering the last ten years, culminating in the results of the French presidential elections in 2012. Features include: clear timelines of main events and suggested topics for discussion glossary inserts throughout of key terms and concepts the use of primary documents to re-create and understand the past free access to a website (http://www.port.ac.uk/special/france1815to2003/) containing a wealth of complementary material Drawing on the best scholarship, particular emphasis has been given to the role of political memory, the contribution of women and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism. The relationship between France and her European partners is analysed in greater depth and there are new sections explicitly situating France and the French within a wider transnational/global perspective. Cover France since 1815 Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of figures List of maps Preface Abbreviations 1 The French Revolution: history, memory, politics Causes Phases Legacy 2 The Bourbon Restoration, 1814–30 The Charter and the foundations of constitutional monarchy 1816–20: ‘Union and forgetfulness’? Charles X and the Ultras Polarisation and the 1830 Revolution 3 The July Monarchy, 1830–48 A repressive liberal monarchy The reign of the bourgeosie Thiers and Guizot: from instability to stalemate The 1848 Revolution 4 The Second Republic, 1848–52 and the Second Empire, 1852–70 A social and democratic republic? (February–June 1848) A conservative republic, June 1848–December 1851 The authoritarian empire, 1852–60 Economic expansion A new international role? Towards a liberal empire, 1860–70 5 The Third Republic, 1870–1914 The Paris Commune, March–May 1871 The monarchist republic, 1871–79 The opportunist republic, 1879–99 Challenges from the right and the left The Dreyfus Affair The radical republic, 1899–1914 6 France, 1914–31 The international situation, 1871–1914 The outbreak of war Union sacrée Versailles Peace Treaty, 28 June 1919 Reparations The Colonial Exhibition, May 1931 7 France, 1931–39 The impact of the Depression in France The institutional crisis The Popular Front The Popular Front in power Path to war, 1937–39 8 Occupied France, 1940–44 The Phoney War The Vichy regime Vichy and the Holocaust Survival Collaboration Resistance Liberation and the purge 9 The Fourth Republic, 1944–58 Fourth Republic politics Economic and social change Decolonisation and the end of the Fourth Republic 10 The Gaullist Revolution, 1958–69 Decolonisation and the end of the Algerian War Constitutional reform Foreign policy Economic and social change The roots of May 1968 The events of May 1968 11 After de Gaulle: Pompidou, 1969–74 and Giscard, 1974–81 From Gaullism to conservatism? France under Pompidou La petite alternance under Giscard Liberal reforms and their limits Economic crisis and political polarisation Foreign policy Fin de règne 12 1981–2002: From la grande alternance to normalisation? La grande alternance, 1981–86 La cohabitation, 1986–88 Mitterrand’s second term, 1988–95 Chirac’s first term, 1995–2002 and la gauche plurielle, 1997–2002 13 France since 2002 2002–7 Chirac’s second term Le Sarkozysme et la droite décomplexée Further reading Index