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It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully-fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that across the channel at least, the French were a 'nation of resisters'. This highly provocative study reveals that most exiles were on British soil by chance rather than by design, and many were not sure whether to stay. Overlooked by historians, who have concentrated on the 'Free French' of de Gaulle, these were the 'Forgotten French': refugees swept off the beaches of Dunkirk; servicemen held in camps after the Franco-German armistice; Vichy consular officials left to cater for their compatriots; and a sizeable colonist community based mainly in London. Drawing on little-known archival sources, this study examines the hopes and fears of these communities who were bitterly divided among themselves, some being attracted to Pétain as much as to de Gaulle. It also looks at how they fitted into British life and how the British in turn responded. The author finds that while the public was often charitable, the Government was suspicious of their loyalties and even considered general internment. Illustrated throughout, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the British and French experiences of the Second World War.

france --- dunkirk --- ptain --- vichy

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This exciting new book presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? This original study argues that the author of The Social Contract was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing that Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.

france --- revolution --- french --- rousseau

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This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to overcome the century-old opposition of the parlements to new legislation, and to impose upon them the strict political discipline for which this reign, and only this reign, is known. Hurt shows that the king built upon that discipline to extract large sums of money from the judges in the parlements, notably in the form of forced loans and office sales, thus damaging their economic interests. When the king died in 1715, the regent, Philippe d'Orléans, after a brief attempt to befriend the parlements through compromise, resorted to the authoritarian methods of Louis XIV and perpetuated the Sun King's political and economic legacy. This study calls into question the current revisionist understanding of the reign of Louis XIV and insists that, after all, absolute government had a harsh reality at its core. Based upon extensive archival research, Louis XIV and the parlements will be of interest to all students of the history of early modern France and the monarchies of Europe.

france --- history --- politics --- monarchy

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« Eugène Morel n'est point de ceux qui abaissent ou rapetissent une question, un problème, si vastes soient-ils ; il a bien vu que la question des bibliothèques rejoint celles - d'une si pressante actualité - de l'utilisation et du progrès même de la science, de l'éducation et de l'organisation des grandes démocraties, c'est-à-dire des nations qui vivent et veulent vivre... Nous voici tout à coup bien loin des stériles querelles de catalogueurs, et des odieuses rivalités d'écoles, nous sommes...

bibliothèques, Eugène Morel, France

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L’ouvrage se propose d’étudier certaines déterminations historiques, sociologiques et anthropologiques de l’école aujourd’hui dans la perspective de la « longue durée » et telles qu’elles trouvent leur point d’émergence et de constitution dans des périodes reculées du passé. Elles peuvent concerner des composantes aussi diverses que la forme des exercices, l’organisation du temps et de l’espace, les outils, certains thèmes pédagogiques, la forme des exercices, la hiérarchie des disciplines. M...

éducation, France, enseignement, histoire