The Third Republic from its origins to the Great War, 1871-1914 The Third Republic from its origins to the Great War, 1871-1914

This book provides a detailed account of French history from the oripins of the Thrid Republic, born out of the collapse of Napoleon III's Second Empire, to the coming of the Great War in 1914. The earlier years of the Republic were characterized by slow social change, yet French society managed to emancipate itself from the influence of the Church and acquire a more positively democratic outlook. Part 1 begins with the fall of the "notables" and the victory of the republicans. Then follows a picture of the economy and society of late nineteenth-century France, and an examination of spiritual and cultural development under the increasing threat from nationalist and socialist forces. The moderates' brief ascendancy at the end of the century followed by the extreme sentiments unleashed at the time of the Dreyfus affair, brings the story in Part 2 to a more passionately political period, when the republic finallynbecame established as a bulwark of bourgeois prosperity, witnessing the rise of the banks and big business, and the dangerous revival of colonial expansion. Contents A note on the translation Chronology Part I. The origins of the Third Republic 1871 - 1898 Preface to Part I 1 The end of the notables, 1871-1879 2 Economy and society 3 The period of Jules Ferry, 1879-1885 4 Beliefs and cultures 5 The Republic confronted by nationalism and socialism 6 The moderate Republic, 1889-1898 Summary of the period 1871-1898 Part II. A radical Republic? 1898-1914 7 The Dreyfus affair 8 The France of the left-wing Bloc and the rise of radicalism 9 Crisis and death of the Bloc, 1904-1907 10 The days of imperialism 11 The avant-garde movements 12 France in 1914 Conclusion to Part II Notes 1. The end of the notables, 1871-1879 2, Economy and society 3. The period of Jules Ferry, 1879-1885 4. Beliefs and cultures 5. The Republic confronted by nationalism and socialism 6. The moderate Republie, 1889-1898 Summary of the period 1871—1898 7. The Dreyfus affair 8. The France of the left-wing Bloc and the rise of radicalism 9. Grises and death of the Bloc, 1904-1907 10. The days of imperialism 11. The avant-garde movements 12. France in 1914 Bibliography A. Principal sources, works of reference and general studies B. Specialized studies, by chapters Index "This book provides a detailed account of French history from the origins of the Third Republic, born out of the collapse of Napoleon III's Second Empire, to the coming of the Great WAr in 1914. Part 1 begins with the fall of the "notables" and the victory of the republicans. Then follows a picture of the economy and society of late nineteenth-century France, and an examination of spiritual and cultural development under the increasing threat from nationalist and socialist forces. The moderates' brief ascendancy at the end of the century followed by the extreme sentiments unleashed at the time of the Dreyfus affair, brings the story in Part 2 to a more passionately political period, when the republic finally became established as a bulwark of bourgeois prosperity, witnessing the rise of the banks and big business, and the dangerous revival of colonial expansion."--Back cover. The origins of the Third Republic, 1871-1898 / Jean-Marie Mayeur A radical Republic? 1898-1914 / Madeleine Rebérioux.