- 242 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
First published in 1990, Nationalism in France (now with a new preface by the author) is a concise history of the post-revolutionary period in France and provides at the same time an original study of the evolution of French Nationalism since 1789.
Brian Jenkins argues that French nationalism can be understood only in the context of class antagonism, and that the nationalisms of left and right have profoundly different social and ideological foundations. Acknowledging the Revolution as the birthplace of the democratic nation state, Jenkins investigates the concepts of nation and class, showing how they are often transformed by the changing social and political context of two centuries of history. He analyses the significant historical events since the French Revolution from the perspective of the growth of the concept of nationhood and national identity. His controversial analysis raises issues of contemporary relevance, such as the debate on the legacy of the French Revolution, the renewed interest in the diversity and viability of the modern nation state and nationalist ideology, and the controversy about the future of radical left-wing politics.
This book will be of particular interest to students and researchers of French history and political science.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- New Preface
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: Nation And Nationalism
- 2 The French Revolution and the Birth of Nationalism
- 3 State and Nation Under Napoleon
- 4 The Nation Denied: France 1815–48
- 5 Nation, Bonapartism and Socialism: France 1848–71
- 6 The Third Republic and the Nation
- 7 The Right and the Nation 1870–1914
- 8 The Left And The Nation 1870–1914
- 9 Perspectives and Uses of Nationalism 1918–40
- 10 Nationalism from Liberation to De Gaulle
- 11 The Swansong of the Nation State?
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index