{"product_id":"crisis-and-renewal-in-france-1918-1962-9781571812971","title":"Crisis and Renewal in France, 1918-1962","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSince 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Specialists will learn much from the book, as will anyone interested in the renewal of political history more generally.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · The International History Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · History: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"The essays are worth reading, and some make very distinctive and important contributions to our understanding of modern French history.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · H-France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Crisis and Renewal in France Since the First World War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eK. Mouré\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eM.S. Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e John Cairns and the Historiography of Great Britain and the Fall of France: \u003ci\u003eIl n'y que le premier pas qui coute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eP.M.H. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoincaré-la-peur: \u003c\/i\u003eFrance and the Ruhr Crisis of 1923\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eS. Marks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Women's Right and the 'Rights of Man'\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eW.D. Irvine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Gold Standard Illusion: France and the Gold Standard in an Era of Currency Instability, 1914-1939\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eK. Mouré\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Cagoule Plot, 1936-1937\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJ. Blatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Retreat or Resistance: Strategic Reappraisal and the Crisis of French Power in Eastern Europe, September 1938 to August 1939\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e Y. Imlay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNous allons vers les Monastères:\u003c\/i\u003e French Pacifism and the Crisis of the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eN. Ingram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Crisis and Change in the Juvenile Justice System, 1934-1945\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eS. Fishman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e The Liberation of France as a Moment of State-Making\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eH. Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Modernizing French Politics in the Fourth Republic: Women in the \u003ci\u003eMovement républicain populaire, \u003c\/i\u003e1944-1958\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eP. Prestwich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Crisis and Modernization in the Fourth French Republic: From Suez to Rome\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eW.I. Hitchcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Seeking France's 'Lost Soldiers': Refelections on the French Military Crisis in Algeria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eM.S. Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUne journée portée disparue: \u003c\/i\u003eThe Paris Massacre of 1961 and Memory\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJ. House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eN. MacMaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041416872279,"sku":"9781571812971","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crisis-and-renewal-in-france-1918-1962-9781571812971","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}