| Description |
1 online resource (713 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Jews of France; 2 Anti-Semitism in France; 3 Vichy: the French State; 4 The new anti-Semitic legal system; 5 From definition to detention; 6 The Aryanisation process; 7 Detention by Vichy; 8 Persecution; 9 Response to persecution; 10 Between the devil and the deep blue sea; 11 The judgements of Paris; 12 Servants of the state and the law; 13 The Churches and anti-Semitism; Conclusion; Fate of some of the collaborators; Select Bibliography; Notes |
| Summary |
This masterful book is the first comprehensive reappraisal of the Vichy France regime for over 20 years. France was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1944, and the exact nature of France's role in the Vichy years is only now beginning to come to light. One of the main reasons that the Vichy history is difficult to tell is that some of France's most prominent politicians, including President Mitterand, have been implicated in the regime. This has meant that public access to key documents has been denied and it is only now that an objective analysis is possible. The fate of France as an |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951 fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists -- France
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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Collaborationists
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051418
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Vichy (France) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
France
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France -- Vichy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781628724813 |
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1628724811 |
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