The Politics of Racism in France

P. Fysh

ISBN 10: 0312217226 / ISBN 13: 9780312217228

Published by SPRINGER NATURE Nov 1998, 1998

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book traces the rise of the French National Front and presents an analysis of the organisation's origins, structure and doctrine which concludes that the Le Pen phenomenon represents a modern and sophisticated form of fascism. The authors offer a critical assessment of how political parties and anti-racist organisations have responded to the National Front's exploitation of the immigration issue and examine the political arguments accompanying the reception of foreign workers and their families by French society during the twentieth century. 269 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Politics of Racism in France
• Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE Nov 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312217226
• ISBN 13: 9780312217228
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 147H x 25D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 147 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 408 grams

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Synopsis

This book traces the rise of the French National Front and presents an analysis of the organisation's origins, structure and doctrine which concludes that the Le Pen phenomenon represents a modern and sophisticated form of fascism. The authors offer a critical assessment of how political parties and anti-racist organisations have responded to the National Front's exploitation of the immigration issue and examine the political arguments accompanying the reception of foreign workers and their families by French society during the twentieth century.

About the Author

PETER FYSH is Senior Lecturer in French at Nottingham Trent University. He previously taught at Brunel and Aston Universities. He has published articles on the National Front in major journals, including Modern and Contemporary France and Parliamentary Affairs as well as articles and book chapters on Gaullism and the French right.

JIM WOLFREYS is Lecturer in French at King's College London. He has written a number of articles in academic journals and books on the French extreme right. The Politics of Racism in France is his first book.