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Nationalism, Antisemitism, and Fascism in France

by Michel Winock, Jane Marie Todd

A study of French nationalism, from its beginnings in the French Revolution through the two Napoleonic empires to its latest incarnation in Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front. The author also covers the controversial topic of French anti-Semitism during the Second World War.

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Paperback
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New


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This wide-ranging work confronts the complex question of nationalism in France in its various permutations myths, obsessions, possibilities, and dangers. French nationalism has always been a double-edged sword, from its beginnings in the French Revolution through the two Napoleonic empires, Boulangism, the Dreyfus affair, the fascist groups of the 1930 s, Marshal Petain s National Revolution during World War II, and its latest contemporary incarnation in Jean-Marie Le Pen s National Front. The author distinguishes between an open nationalism, based on the revolutionary values of liberty and equality for all, and closed nationalism, which is xenophobic and, more particularly, antisemitic. He studies not only governments and political figures Napoleon, Louis Napoleon, Marshal Petain, and General de Gaulle but also the myths associated with nationalism. These myths are captured in newspaper articles (the charity bazaar fire of 1897), in literature (Huysmans, Celine), and in the writings of insurgents (Edouard Drumont, Jules Guerin).The author pays particular attention to French national socialism, which wanted to transcend the categories of left and right in order to unite workers and owners under the banner of a providential leader, but which inevitably scapegoated the Jews. In tracing the history of closed nationalism and its need for a providential man, the author also sheds new light on the relation between socialism and fascism in France, most recently brought to the fore by the Mitterand government in the 1980s.

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"Nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Fascism in France is testament to Winock's vibrancy and imagination as a scholar of fascism and to his considerable reputation as a historian of ideas and intellectuals."Journal of Jewish Studies

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This wide-ranging work confronts the complex question of nationalism in France in its various permutations-myths, obsessions, possibilities, and dangers. French nationalism has always been a double-edged sword, from its beginnings in the French Revolution through the two Napoleonic empires, Boulangism, the Dreyfus affair, the fascist groups of the 1930's, Marshal Ptain's National Revolution during World War II, and its latest contemporary incarnation in Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front. The author distinguishes between an "open" nationalism, based on the revolutionary values of liberty and equality for all, and "closed" nationalism, which is xenophobic-and, more particularly, antisemitic. He studies not only governments and political figures-Napoleon, Louis Napoleon, Marshal Ptain, and General de Gaulle-but also the myths associated with nationalism. These myths are captured in newspaper articles (the charity bazaar fire of 1897), in literature (Huysmans, Cline), and in the writings of insurgents (Edouard Drumont, Jules Gurin). The author pays particular attention to French "national socialism," which wanted to transcend the categories of left and right in order to unite workers and owners under the banner of a providential leader, but which inevitably scapegoated the Jews. In tracing the history of closed nationalism and its need for a providential man, the author also sheds new light on the relation between socialism and fascism in France, most recently brought to the fore by the Mitterand government in the 1980's. In the process of analyzing nationalism in France, the author draws on areas of study ranging from French anti-Americanism and Zeev Sternhell's history of "unconscious" fascism in France to the mythical use of Joan of Arc in the service of antisemitism.

Author Biography

Michel Winock is a professor of political and intellectual history at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris.

Table of Contents

List of tables; Introduction; Part I. French Nationalism: 1. Open nationalism and closed nationalism; 2. The return of national populism; 3. French anti-Americanism; Part II. The Nationalist Imagination and Anti-Semitism: 4. A foretaste of apocalypse: the charity bazaar fire; 5. Eternal decadence; 6. Diabolical causality; 7. Edouard Drumont and La France juive; 8. Joan of Arc and the Jews; 9. The Dreyfus affairs; 10. The left and the Jews; Part III. Bonapartism and Fascism: 11. The Bonapartist temptation; 12. Outlines of a French fascism; 13. French-style fascism, or fascism nowhere to be found? 14. Socialism and fascism; Part IV. Figures and Moments: 15. Boulanger, providential man; 16. Jules Guerin of Fort Chabrol; 17. Huysmans and decadence; 18. Georges Sorel: a 'fascist' on the left? 19. Peguy: prefascist or insurgent? 20. Gustave Herve: from social war to war; 21. A fascist parable: Drieu La Rochelle's Gilles; 22. The Celine scandal; 23. The Bernanos case; 24. De Gaulle, the last nationalist; Appendixes; Notes; Index.

Review

"Nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Fascism in France is testament to Winock's vibrancy and imagination as a scholar of fascism and to his considerable reputation as a historian of ideas and intellectuals."Journal of Jewish Studies

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This wide-ranging work confronts the complex question of nationalism in France in its various permutations--myths, obsessions, possibilities, and dangers. French nationalism has always been a double-edged sword, from its beginnings in the French Revolution through the two Napoleonic empires, Boulangism, the Dreyfus affair, the fascist groups of the 1930's, Marshal Ptain's National Revolution during World War II, and its latest contemporary incarnation in Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front. The author distinguishes between an "open" nationalism, based on the revolutionary values of liberty and equality for all, and "closed" nationalism, which is xenophobic--and, more particularly, antisemitic. He studies not only governments and political figures--Napoleon, Louis Napoleon, Marshal Ptain, and General de Gaulle--but also the myths associated with nationalism. These myths are captured in newspaper articles (the charity bazaar fire of 1897), in literature (Huysmans, Cline), and in the writings of insurgents (Edouard Drumont, Jules Gurin). The author pays particular attention to French "national socialism," which wanted to transcend the categories of left and right in order to unite workers and owners under the banner of a providential leader, but which inevitably scapegoated the Jews. In tracing the history of closed nationalism and its need for a providential man, the author also sheds new light on the relation between socialism and fascism in France, most recently brought to the fore by the Mitterand government in the 1980's. In the process of analyzing nationalism in France, the author draws on areas of study ranging from French anti-Americanism and Zeev Sternhell's history of "unconscious" fascism in France to the mythical use of Joan of Arc in the service of antisemitism.

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Nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Fascism in France is testament to Winock's vibrancy and imagination as a scholar of fascism and to his considerable reputation as a historian of ideas and intellectuals." Journal of Jewish Studies

Details

ISBN0804732876
Publisher Stanford University Press
ISBN-10 0804732876
ISBN-13 9780804732871
Format Paperback
Imprint Stanford University Press
Place of Publication Palo Alto
Country of Publication United States
Translated from French
DEWEY 320.5330944
Illustrations 2 tables
Author Jane Marie Todd
Short Title NATIONALISM ANTISEMITISM & FAS
Language English
Media Book
Year 2000
Pages 352
Publication Date 2000-12-01
Edition 1st New edition
Translator Jane Marie Todd
Birth 1957
DOI 10.1604/9780804732871
UK Release Date 2000-12-01
AU Release Date 2000-12-01
NZ Release Date 2000-12-01
US Release Date 2000-12-01
Audience Undergraduate

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