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While most analyses of the French National Front (NF) see it as a threat to democracy, the exact nature of this threat has never been clearly defined. Drawing on interviews with leading far-right figures and access to internal party documents, this book identifies the NF as a modern fascist party. The authors produce an uncompromising assessment of attempts to confront the NF and explain how it emerged as the leading challenger to a discredited mainstream in the 2002 presidential election.
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'It is crucial to understand what kind of party the National Front is and how it was built, and to overcome some of the weaknesses which have so far marked the oppostion to...On all these questions Peter Fysh and Jim Wolfreys have provided the clearest, most detailed and sharpest analysis yet.' - Paul McGarr, International Socialism
'This is a refreshingly combative book, which provides a lively and readable account of the emergence and consolidation of the Front national, its impact on French politics and the efforts of its opponents to stem its progress. The narrative is underpinned throughout by a vigorous line of argument which challenges some of the prevailing orthodoxies erected by leading French analysts in the field.' - Brian Jenkins, Modern and Contemporary France
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About the authors
PETER FYSH lectures in French and European studies in the Department of Modern Languages at Nottingham Trent University, after holding posts previously at Brunel and Aston Universities. His published work includes a translation from French and a number of articles and chapters on French and Spanish politics.
JIM WOLFREYS lectures in French politics at King's College London. He has published on the extreme right, the left and political corruption in contemporary France. His current research projects include an edited volume on history and revolution and a study of the French labour movement.
JIM WOLFREYS lectures in French politics at King's College London. He has published on the extreme right, the left and political corruption in contemporary France. His current research projects include an edited volume on history and revolution and a study of the French labour movement.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Politics of Racism in France
Authors: Peter Fysh, Jim Wolfreys
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230288331
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Peter Fysh and Jim Wolfreys 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28833-1Published: 31 January 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 269
Topics: European Union Politics, European History, Modern History, European Politics, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Political Theory