CONTENTS
1 Cover
7 Introduction: A Paradoxical Nation
8 1 Defeat and Resistance In the Shadow of Defeat The Spirit of Resistance
9 2 Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism The Rise and Fall of the French Colonial Empire The Promise of Anti-Colonialism
10 3 Grandeur and Decline The Road to Grandeur: France’s Long Reconstruction The Fear of Decline
11 4 Left and Right The French Left: The Children of the Revolution The French Right: From Counter-Revolution to Technocracy (and Back)
12 5 The Republic and Its Discontents The Chequered History of French Republicanism The Republic’s Broken Promises: Race and Gender
13 6 Local Citizens in a Global State Centre and Periphery: Local Challenges to the French State France’s Global Ambitions: Myth or Reality?
14 Conclusion: An Uncertain Future
16 Index
Maps
3 The French Colonial Empire in 1931
Guide
1 Cover
7 Maps
10 Introduction
12 Conclusion
14 Index
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