ISBN : 9780197266274
Fighting for France is the first book to examine violence between political extremists in interwar France and the ways in which contemporaries understood it. This has important implications for understanding twentieth-century French politics, not least the French experience of collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War.
Introduction: Violence and Democracy in Interwar France; 1 The Battle for the Street; 2 Duelling in the Meeting Hall; 3 The Mob and the Mass: Demonstrations, Parades and Riots; 4 Brutes and Bludgeoners: The Police; 5 Fighting for the Factory Floor; 6 Conclusion; Appendix
