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In Pursuit of the People

Political Culture in France, 1934-9

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  1. Jessica Wardhaugh

    1. Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: The People on Stage, 1934–39

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 1-21

  3. From the Crowd in the Street to the Voice of the People: February 1934

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 22-55

  4. A Double Mobilization against the Established Disorder, 1934–36

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 56-93

  5. ‘His Majesty the People’? Elections, Strikes, and the Perils of Victory in 1936

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 94-121

  6. The Challenge from the Right: The Parti Social Français and the Parti Populaire Français

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 122-150

  7. Building the Ideal City in Popular Culture, 1936–37

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 151-182

  8. In Search of the Middle Classes: The Tragedy at Clichy and its Consequences

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 183-201

  9. The Call of the Nation, 1937–39

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 202-228

  10. Conclusion

    • Jessica Wardhaugh
    Pages 229-235

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 236-300
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About this book

The first comparative study of how the French Popular Front and its right-wing opponents transformed the masses into the people, whether in demonstrations and festivals, or theatre and film. Seven chapters examine the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right.

Reviews

'A new and exciting cultural history of the political staging of 'the people' by left and right in 1930s France. The best thing to come out on the Popular Front in English since Julian Jackson.'

- Robert Gildea, Worcester College, University of Oxford, UK

'This important and innovative book redraws the historical map for understanding the nature of politics in France in the 1930s. By putting representations of the people at the centre of our attention, the author uncovers the common ground that united the extremes of left and right. It is one of the most important books to be published on 1930s France in recent decades.'

- Martin Conway, Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK

    Jessica Wardhaugh

About the author

JESSICA WARDHAUGH  (née Irons) is Junior Research Fellow in French History at Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK. She has edited one book; Paris and the Right in the Twentieth Century, and has prublished articles on street politics, popular theatre, and the intellectuals of Europe, Revue Mensuelle.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: In Pursuit of the People

  • Book Subtitle: Political Culture in France, 1934-9

  • Authors: Jessica Wardhaugh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594753

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

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

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-20277-1Published: 12 November 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30085-3Published: 01 January 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59475-3Published: 12 November 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 313

  • Topics: History of France, European History, Modern History, Social History, Cultural History

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