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Based on research in French archives and the press, Constructions of Terrorism in France investigates how perceptions and representations of terrorism evolved in the early twentieth century from the notion that terrorism was the deed of the mad anarchist bomber to the understanding that terrorism was a political act perpetrated against French interests by organized international movements"--

Based on research in French archives and the press, Constructions of Terrorism in France investigates how perceptions and representations of terrorism evolved in the early twentieth century from the notion that terrorism was the deed of the mad anarchist bomber to the understanding that terrorism was a political act perpetrated against French interests by organized international movements"--

During 1940-1944, the citizens of France and its Empire endured the 'dark years' of invasion, persecution and foreign occupation. Thousands of men, women and children suffered arrest, deportation and death as the French Vichy regime worked to secure a place for France in Hitler's New Order. France in the Second World War is a wide-ranging yet succinct introduction to the French experience of the Second World War and its aftermath. It examines ...

A fascinating period of 20th-century history with resonances in today's confrontational political atmosphere ~Accessible writing style means a wide readership can benefit ~Thematic structure is logical and guides the reader through the subject matter ~Includes comprehensive index

From victory to Vichy explores the political culture and mobilisation of the two largest French veterans' associations during the inter-war years, the Union fédérale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). Drawing on extensive research into the associations' organisation, discourse and tactics, this study revises the established interpretation that French veterans were inherently democratic and supportive of the parliamentary Third...