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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777085803321

Autore

Davies Peter <1966-, >

Titolo

The extreme right in France, 1789 to the present : from De Maistre to Le Pen / / Peter Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-55296-3

1-134-55297-1

0-585-45214-8

0-203-49524-1

1-280-31663-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

320.520944

320.5330944

Soggetti

Right-wing extremists - France

Right and left (Political science)

Conservatism - France - History

France Politics and government 1789-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The extreme right in France: an enduring political tradition?; 1789  1830    the Counter-Revolution: providence and plotting; 1870  1918    anti-Third Republic protest: revanche and the new nationalism; 1919  39    inter-war fascism: the ligues and 6 February; 1940  4    Vichy: The National Revolution, collaboration and collaborationism; 1945  present day    ultra-nationalism and neo-fascism: Algerie Francaise, Poujadism and the Front National; Evaluation; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

The Extreme Right in France, 1789 to the Present surveys the history of a fascinating but contentious political and intellectual tradition. Since 1789 the far right has been an important factor in French political life and in different eras has taken on a range of guises including traditionalism, ultra-royalism, radical nationalism, anti-Semitism and fascism.This book is structured around the five main phases of extreme



right activity, and the author explores key questions about each:* Counter-revolution - what was the legacy of Joseph de Maistre's writings?* Anti-Third Re