The Extreme Right in France: From Pétain to Le Pen

by James Shields

Book Overview

A comprehensive new historical study of the extreme right in France, from the Vichy regime to the present day.

The Front National has for some years been France's third political party and the most significant extreme-right force in Europe; its leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, contested the second round of the 2002 presidential election with 5.5 million votes.

This wide-ranging and authoritative book examines the resurgence of right-wing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041509755X
• ISBN13: 9780415097550
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"