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Modern France since 1870: Politics, Society and Culture - EURO2470
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: HIST2470
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description

Surveys divisions and conflicts in France since 1870 through three republican regimes and two foreign occupations. Special attention is paid to the Dreyfus Affair, experience of two world wars, the Popular Front, Vichy and the Resistance and their role in the national historical memory. Other topics include Gaullism, the Algerian War, the 'events' of May 1968, and the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen. Discussion material will include film and literary sources.

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