Republican Ideas and the Liberal Tradition in France 1870{u2013}1914

Sets forth some of the leading ideas produced by the French republican movement in the period from 1870 until the opening of World War l and attempts to trace their origin, evolution, and interrelationships. Preface Table of Contents Introduction Part I. Republican Theories of the Nineteenth Century Gironde Introductory I. Charles Renouvier and the Philosophic Liberals II. Émile Littré and Republican Sociology Part II. The Third Republic and the Neo-Jacobins Introductory I. Georges Clemenceau and the Radical Party II. Solidarité – An Official Philosophy Conclusion Bibliography Index