France Since the Second World WarThis new introductory guide provides a succinct history of postwar France. Professor Stovall covers political, social and economic developments from the immediate postwar years and France's economic recovery up to the Mitterand era; including the rise of the far Right. He also he looks at French international relations; the new relations with Europe in the post-Soviet era, French-US relations and the relationship with her empire including the wars in Indochina and Algeria. The study is supported by chronologies, biographies of the key players and a guide to further reading. *Up-to-date introduction to the major themes in post-war French history. *Selection of original documents supports main arguments. *Chronologies, biographies of the key players and a guide to further reading. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 25
Page 32
... population growth to a steady excess of deaths over births . Fears of popu- lation loss shaped all areas of national ... population grew from 40 million on the eve of the Second World War to over 50 million by 1970. A notable ...
... population growth to a steady excess of deaths over births . Fears of popu- lation loss shaped all areas of national ... population grew from 40 million on the eve of the Second World War to over 50 million by 1970. A notable ...
Page 39
... population . But all sides agreed it was necessary . In November 1945 the government established the National Immigration Office , and charged it with recruiting foreign workers for France's industries . During the trentes glorieuses ...
... population . But all sides agreed it was necessary . In November 1945 the government established the National Immigration Office , and charged it with recruiting foreign workers for France's industries . During the trentes glorieuses ...
Page 47
... population had set foot on its soil . Their contribution to the victory of 1918 , plus the continued threat from a resentful ( not to mention larger and more powerful Germany ) , led many to speak of France as a ' nation of 100 million ...
... population had set foot on its soil . Their contribution to the victory of 1918 , plus the continued threat from a resentful ( not to mention larger and more powerful Germany ) , led many to speak of France as a ' nation of 100 million ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
LIBERATION AND RENEWAL | 11 |
THE TRENTE GLORIEUSES | 27 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
administration Africa Albert Camus Algerian Algerian war American anti-fascist Army became began Camus capitalism cent challenge Charles de Gaulle coalition Cold War Communist Party constituted created crisis decolonisation DOCUMENT dominance economic elections empire especially Europe European existentialism Fifth Republic forces foreign Fourth Republic France's François Mitterrand French Communist Party French culture French government French intellectuals French politics French society Gaullist Germany human ideas immigrants important independence Indochina industry Jean-Paul Sartre labour late leader Left Bank Liberation major military million movement Nanterre National Front Nazi Occupation organisation Paris Parisian Plan policies popular population postwar France president president of France prosperity reforms regime represented Resistance revolution role Sartre Second edition Second World Second World War social structures struggle symbolised Third Republic traditional trente glorieuses Tripartism twentieth century unemployment United University Press Vichy victory Viet Minh Vietnam vote wartime women workers