Three Against the Third Republic: Sorel, Barres and Maurras

by Michael Curtis

Overview

The Third Republic of France was characterized by weak and short-term governments. This book is a study of three writers, Georges Sorel, Maurice Barres, and Charles Maurras, their writings in the years between 1885 and 1914, and their reactions to the deficiencies they saw in the Third Republic and in the system of French democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138539662
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/27/2017
Pages:	343
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Curtis is distinguished professor emeritus of political science at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous books, including Israel in the Third World, Antisemitism in the Contemporary World, Orientalism and Islam, and Should Israel Exist?: A Sovereign Nation under Attack by the International Community.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition
I. Introduction
II. Two Crises: Boulanger and Dreyfus
III. The Men: Sorel, Barres, Maurras
IV. Attack on Democracy
V. Attack on the Revolution
VI. Attack on Decadence
VII. Intellectuals and the Need for Action
VIII. The Divided Republic
IX. Attack on the Politics of the Republic
X. The Weakness of the Republic
XI. Traditional Institutions and a Political Science
XII. The Proposed Solutions
XIII. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index