The Third Republic in France 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities

Illuminating the contemporary issues of the day through a wealth of primary sources including government documents, personal letters, and contemporary newspapers,The Third Republic in Franceprovides an engrossing first-hand account of life in this defining period of French history. This book provides original sources, detailed commentary, and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871; Franco-German relations; the character of the Third Republic and the nature of French Republicanism and Socialism; church-state relations; anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair; the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate; and the character of the French Right and of French fascism.