The Regionalist Movement in France 1890-1914: Jean Charles-Brun and French Political Thought

by Julian Wright

Overview

French regionalism has often been associated with the political right. Julian Wright's fresh analysis of regionalist political thought overturns that assumption. Jean Charles-Brun, a teacher and journalist whose eclectic connections have often puzzled historians, takes center stage. Through this intellectual biography, Wright unpacks regionalism's broad appeal and helps to explain the important role it plays in modern French politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199264889
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/25/2003
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Christ Church, Oxford

Table of Contents

I. Introduction1. The Occultation of Regionalism in French History2. Characteristics of Belle Epoque RegionalismII. The Idea of Regionalism: Regionalists and Federalists3. Charles-Brun and the Felibrige: Mistral or Louis-Xavier de Ricard? 4. Charles-Brun's Sources: Maurras or Proudhon?III. Regionalism in Action5. Jeunesse or Sagesse? Charles-Brun and the Rejuvenation of the City6. The Praxis of Regionalism: Context and Application7. The Development of the FRFIV. The Impulse for Reconciliation8. Art and Catholicism9. Social and Political ReconciliationConclusionAppendixesBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"[T]his is a well-researched and generally well-written survey of a neglected political and social thinker, and it should be useful to scholars of political theory, regionalism, and political Catholicism in Third Republic France."—American Historical Review

From the Publisher