This is an examination of France in the 1930s, a nation that suffered a failure of nerve while caught between the memory of a brutal war won at a frightful cost and the fear of another cataclysm. World War I had paved the way for millions to gain more satisfying employment, and a combination of social legislation, modern conveniences and greater leisure made life more pleasant. But the onset of the Depression shook a brittle economy, and dwindling prosperity led to strikes, riots and xenophobia. Above all, the French were haunted by the fear of war, but when it finally came in 1939 the country was ill-prepared, and the hollow years swiftly gave way to the harrowing years of occupation.
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Librería: Shadow Books, Norwich, Reino Unido
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Librería: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, Francia
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Librería: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, Reino Unido
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Librería: CloudDreamer, LONDON, Reino Unido
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Librería: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Paperback Edition. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. No dustjacket as issued. The covers have light creases, traces of 'shelfwear', and 'rubs' to the tips of the corners. There is a former owner's small b/w name and address sticker on the top corner of the front free 'Half Title' endpaper o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xii) + 352 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Page fore-edges browning slightly and there are a few light 'scratches/creases'' o/w A Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Very Good' copy. "A survey of France in the turbulent inter-war period, when millions changed from farm labour to business and manufacturing in the hope of improving lives only to founder during the world-wide depression. Caught between the memory of a brutal war won at frightful cost and fear of another cataclysm, France in the 1930s suffered a failure of nerve. Brilliantly chronicled here by a master historian, this fateful era could neither solve insoluble problems nor escape from them" ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 364 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 109199
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