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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811765403321

Autore

Irving R. E. M (Ronald Eckford Mill)

Titolo

Christian democracy in France / / R.E.M. Irving

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-95539-9

1-282-89866-3

9786612898662

0-203-84944-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

324.24405

Soggetti

Christian democracy - France

France Politics and government 1945-1958

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint.  Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1973.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; PREFACE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER 1 ORIGINS OF CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN FRANCE; CHAPTER 2 CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE AND CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY; CHAPTER 3 THE MOUVEMENT REPUBLICAIN POPULAIRE (MRP); CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY; CHAPTER 5 AGRICULTURE; CHAPTER 6 FOREIGN POLICY; CHAPTER 7 COLONIAL POLICY; CHAPTER 8 CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN THE FIFTH REPUBLIC; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Christian Democracy, which may briefly be defined as organised political action by Catholic democrats, has been a major political force in Western Europe since the Second World War, not least in France.The aim of this book, first published in 1973, is to trace the Development of Christian Democracy in France from its origins in the 1830s to the present day, discussing its theories and its importance in French history and politics, with particular (but by no means exclusive) reference to the Fourth Republic (1946-58) when the MRP was one of the key centre parties. Dr Irving provides a