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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464758103321

Autore

Atkin Nicholas.

Titolo

The French at war, 1934-1944 / / Nicholas Atkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-315-83912-1

1-317-87893-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Seminar Studies In History

Disciplina

944/.0816

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - France

Electronic books.

France History German occupation, 1940-1945

France History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2001 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction to the Series; List of Abbreviations; Author's Acknowledgements; Publisher's Acknowledgements; Chronology; Maps; PART ONE: THE CONTEXT; 1. INTERPRETING THE VICHY REGIME; The Vichy Syndrome; Through Mourning to Repression, 1946-69; Orthodoxies and Obsessions, 1971-85; Alltagsgeschichte; PART TWO: ANALYSIS; 2. THE THIRD REPUBLIC, 1934-40; The Republican Context; Decadence and Depression; The Popular Front; Daladier and the Coming of War; 3. THE DEFEAT; The Strange Defeat; Material for Victory; Strategy

From Rethondes to Vichy4. VICHY; The Cult of Pétainism; One Vichy or Several?; Exclusion and Repression; Living with the Enemy; 5. COLLABORATION; Collaboration d'Etat; Collaborationisme; 6. RESISTANCE; La Résistance à Londres; Metropolitan Movements; Diversity; Unity; Liberation; PART THREE: ASSESSMENT; 7. AN UNCONQUERABLE PAST?; PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS; Glossary; Who's Who; Guide to Further Reading; References; Index; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

The years 1934 to 1944 remain the most contentious and dramatic decade in modern French history. Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an important introduction to this key period. Accessible and concise, the



book offers a wide-ranging synthesis of key themes and events. Looking ahead to the present day, the book also examines how the French establishment and public have coped with the legacy of Vichy, and explains why the occupation is still ever present in French politics and everyday life.