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France and the Origins of the Second World War

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Robert J. Young
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Part of the book series: Making of 20th Century (MACE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert J. Young
    Pages 1-6

  3. France Ambivalent, 1919–40

    • Robert J. Young
    Pages 7-36

  4. Ambivalence Revisited: History and Historians

    • Robert J. Young
    Pages 37-59

  5. Accord and Discord: Diplomacy and National Defence in the 1930s

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    Pages 60-78

  6. Consensus and Division: Politics and Ideology

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    Pages 79-97

  7. Economic Prophecies and Counter-Prophecies

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    Pages 98-112

  8. Alarm and Assurance: Public Moods and Perceptions

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    Pages 113-129

  9. Lingering Doubts and Certain Defeat

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    Pages 130-148

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 149-153

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 154-191
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About this book

France's drift into war and subsequent collapse have often been attributed to her level of confidence. Either she had too much, or too little. This work contends that these two moods were not mutually exclusive, that they coexisted throughout the interwar years, sustained by competing visions of the Republic and of the best way to ensure national security. Early chapters describe the tensions within French interwar foreign policy, as well as the ensuing historiographical tensions among scholars intent on interpreting the French experience. Subsequent chapters explore tensions in defence and economic policies, domestic politics and ideological allegiance, public attitudes and opinion.

About the author

ROBERT J. YOUNG is Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg where he has taught history since 1968. He is the author of several books, including Power and Pleasure, Louis Barthou and the Third French Republic, and as editor, French Foreign Policy, 1918-1945: A Guide to Research and Research Materials.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: France and the Origins of the Second World War

  • Authors: Robert J. Young

  • Series Title: Making of 20th Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24890-2

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-57552-9Due: 18 September 1996

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 200

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: European History

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