Dreyfus to De Gaulle - Politics and Society in France 1898-1969

This is a wide-ranging survey of French 20th century history informed by the findings and insights of the latest research. Major themes opened up by social historians in recent years are explored - the place of women in French society, for example; the persistence of anti-Semitism; the implantation of revolutionary ideologies, of both Left and Right. More traditional topics are not neglected, however, and the book reassesses the vicissitudes of France as a great power and the internal political and social conflicts under successive regimes...