The Decline of the Third Republic, 1914–1938 (The Cambridge History of Modern France, Series Number 5)

This Book Provides A Detailed Account Of The Third Republic In France Between The Outbreak And Conduct Of The First World War And The Fall Of Leon Blum's 'front Populaire' Soon After Hitler's Invasion And Annexation Of Austria In 1938. Following The Trauma Of War, France Slipped Into The 'era Of Illusions' Which, Despite The Comparative Prosperity Of The 1920s, Led To The Slump And The Severe Social And Economic Unrest Of The 1930s. The Short-lived Experiment Of Blum's 'front Populaire' Gave Way To More Conservatively Based Ministries, But By 1938 A New Common Enemy Began To Draw Together The Political Opinion Of The Country. Pt. I. From Invasion To Victory -- Pt. Ii. After The War -- Pt. Iii. The Slump -- Pt. Iv. France In The Thirties : Change And Stability -- Pt. V. The Front Populaire. Philippe Bernard And Henri Dubief ; Translated By Anthony Forster. Translation And Adaptation Of: La Fin D'un Monde / Philippe Bernard. Le Déclin De La Troisième République / Henri Dubief. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 339-351. Contents Chronology Part I. From invasion to victory 1 The Union Sacrée 2 The military stalemate 3 The birth of the war economy, 1914-16 4 The different forms of wartime government 5 The civilians’ war, 1914-16 6 The 1917 crisis 7 Dealing with the crisis, then victory 8 The year 1919 Part II. After the war 9 Monetary illusions: the fall of the franc: reparations and war debts 10 The illusion of power 11 The limits of prosperity 12 Illusions of consensus 13 France in 1929 Part III. The slump 14 The approach of the crisis 15 The economic crisis 16 The impact of the depression on society 17 The colonies and the depression 18 The political ferment 19 The young intellectuals and the crisis of civilisation 20 6 February: day of crisis Part IV. France in the thirties: change and stability 21 The population 22 Aspects of rural life 23 Urban society 24 Some victims of traditional society 25 Spiritual powers 26 Leisure and culture 27 The dazzling brilliance of the thirties Part V. The Front Populaire 28 The making of the Front Populaire 29 The victory of the Front Populaire 30 The Front Populaire in trouble 31 The death agony of the Front Populaire Conclusion Bibliography Index