True France : The Wars over Cultural Identity, 1900-1945 (The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture)

A history of the conservative, static, intolerant understanding of French identity during the first half of the century, when it became a powerful tool of national politics. Lebovics (history, State U. of New York) weaves into the narrative biographies of the politicians and social scientists who took part in the movement. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.