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Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962 (Paperback)
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Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962 (Paperback)
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""Specialists will learn much from the book, as will anyone
interested in the renewal of political history more generally."" -
The International History Review ""The essays focus on heretofore
underappreciated issues . . . Although several anthologies about
modern France have appeared recently, this collection is a
particularly worthy contribution because of its approach and its
analytical insights. Students and specialists of the history of
France will benefit greatly." - History: Reviews of New Books ""The
essays are worth reading, and some make very distinctive and
important contributions to our understanding of modern French
history." - H-France Since 1914, the French state has faced a
succession of daunting and at times almost insurmountable crises.
The turbulent decades from 1914 to 1969 witnessed near-defeat in
1914, economic and political crisis in 1926, radical political
polarization in the 1930s, military conquest in 1940, the deep
division of France during the Nazi Occupation, political
reconstruction after 1944, de-colonization (with threatening civil
war provoked by the Algerian crisis), and dramatic postwar
modernization. However, this tumultuous period was not marked just
by crises but also by tremendous change. Economic, social and
political ""modernization"" transformed France in the twentieth
century, restoring its confidence and its influence as a leader in
global economic and political affairs. This combination of crises
and renewal has received surprisingly little attention in recent
years. The present collection show-cases significant new
scholarship, reflecting greater access to French archival sources,
and focuses on the role of crises in fostering modernization in
areas covering politics, economics, women, diplomacy and war.
Kenneth Moure is Professor of History at the University of
California at Santa Barbara. Martin S. Alexander is Professor of
International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK"
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