In Pursuit of the People: Political Culture in France, 1934-9

Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
Introduction: The People on Stage, 1934–39......Page 16
The people: A social question......Page 19
The people: A political challenge......Page 25
The 1930s: A divided legacy......Page 32
1 From the Crowd in the Street to the Voice of the People: February 1934......Page 37
A crisis of representation?......Page 38
The people in the street: Image and precedent......Page 39
The night of 6 February 1934, in parliament and the street......Page 50
Diffusing the vox populi......Page 55
In search of fraternity......Page 67
In search of reform......Page 69
2 A Double Mobilization against the Established Disorder, 1934–36......Page 71
The masses: Image and association......Page 72
The public space: Parades and demonstrations......Page 89
The symbolic people of 14 July 1935......Page 94
Order and disorder......Page 105
3 'His Majesty the People'? Elections, Strikes, and the Perils of Victory in 1936......Page 109
In pursuit of the electorate......Page 113
His Majesty the People?......Page 120
The workers: Victors or victims?......Page 128
4 The Challenge from the Right: The Parti Social Français and the Parti Populaire Français......Page 137
The Popular Front government and popular festival......Page 139
The PSF and the PPF: Social patriotism and national communism......Page 144
Imagined communities of people and nation......Page 152
Rivalry in the streets......Page 160
5 Building the Ideal City in Popular Culture, 1936–37......Page 166
Popular culture and the creation of community......Page 167
The 'cultural revolution' of the Popular Front......Page 173
Communion and utopia: The people as a mystical body......Page 187
6 In Search of the Middle Classes: The Tragedy at Clichy and its Consequences......Page 198
Crowds and workers: From unity to discord......Page 200
Leadership and the crowd......Page 203
The riot at Clichy......Page 204
In search of the middle classes......Page 210
7 The Call of the Nation, 1937–39......Page 217
National union and national leadership......Page 220
Daladier, a man of the people?......Page 224
The crowd: From actors to spectators......Page 227
Conclusion......Page 244
Notes......Page 251
Bibliography......Page 284
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