Modern France: 1880-2002 / Edition 1

by James McMillan

Overview

The concluding volume in the Short Oxford History of France series captures the essence of the huge transformations that have taken place in France since the late nineteenth century. In a set of thematic chapters drawing on recent research, a leading international team of historians has produced a genuine re-evaluation of modern French history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198700593
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/18/2003
Series:	Short Oxford History of France
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

James F. McMillan is Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of France and Women 1789-1914 (Routledge 2000), and Twentieth Century France (Arnold 1992).

Table of Contents

Introduction, James McMillan1. I. Politics, James McMillan2. Politics, 1914-1945, Kevin Passmore3. Politics, 1945-2000, Richard Vinen4. France, Europe, and the Wider World, David Watson5. II. Society and Culture, John Horne6. The Condition of Women and the Politics of Gender, Siân Reynolds7. Intellectuals and Culture, Robert Tombs8. Religion and Secularisation, Maurice LarkinConclusion, James McMillanFurther ReadingChronologyMaps