Political belief in France, 1927-1945
Subtitle: gender, empire, and fascism in the Croix de feu and Parti social français
By: Caroline Campbell
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807160978; 9780807160992; 9780807161005; 9780807161012
Subjects: Politics and government; Fascism; Political culture; Women; Croix de feu (Organization : France); Right-wing extremists; Parti social français; Political activity; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : republicanism, imperialism, and political and social action in metropolitan France and the empire; title: The culture of war and the masculine world of the early Croix de feu, 1927-1934; title: Building a social action movement : women, Catholicism, and the Croix de feu/PSF's social first! strategy, 1934-1939; title: Challenges to women's autonomy and authority : health, financing, and civic action; title: 1934-1939; title: Transforming French physical culture : social Darwinism, bodily fitness, and gender, 1934-1939; title: Women, race, and culture in the Croix de feu/PSF : entertainment, enlightenment values, and the civilizing mission, 1934-1939; title: Social and political action in North Africa : the fascism of the Croix de feu/PSF in the French Maghreb, 1927-1940; title: "The army of the good" : Vichy and the feminization of the Croix de feu/PSF, 1939-1945; title: Conclusion : gender, race, and empire in the sociocultural action of the Croix de feu/PSF.