France, 1934-1970

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France, 1934-1970 is written by Richard Vinen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1349245682 (ISBN 10) and 9781349245680 (ISBN 13).

This book describes the history of France between the anti-parliamentary riots of 1934 and the death of de Gaulle in 1970. It is written as a series of interpretative essays rather than a straight chronological account. Special emphasis is laid on the broad social conflicts - between classes, sexes and generations - that underlay the complicated party politics of France. Attention is also given to the episodes - the rule of the Vichy government, the Algerian war, the 'thirty glorious years of economic growth', and the student riots of 1968 - that helped to transform the nation of Clochemerle into that of Concorde.