Synopses & Reviews
Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic.
About the Author
NIMROD AMZALAK is a Political Historian, graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Cambridge University, England. His main research focus is on the social and cultural basis of radical ideologies in France and Israel.
Table of Contents
A Contextual Approach to the Study of Fascism
Virtue, Virtuosity and the Ethos of Professionalism
From the Trenches to the Laboratories
Rallying to the Total Technical State
Big Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years
Contingency, Choice and the Historian
Notes
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