A Small City in France
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The picturesque town of Dreux, 60 miles west of Paris, quietly entered history in 1821 when Victor Hugo won the hand of his beloved there. Another century and a half would pass before the town made history again, but this time there was nothing quiet about it. In 1983, Jean-Francois Le Pen's National Front candidates made a startling electoral gain in the Dreux region. Its liberal traditions had ended abruptly. With the radical right controlling the municipal council and the deputy mayor's office, Dreux became the forerunner of neofascist advances all across the nation.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674810961
ISBN13:9780674810969
Release Date:March 1995
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:194 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
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More Relevant than Ever
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Gaspard, a historian and the one-time socialist mayor of the small town of Dreux, sets out to explain how the extreme-right National Front took control of the municipal council of Dreux in the 1980s. What follows is an insightful and provocative analysis of the failure of politics in an era of changing economic fortunes. There's much to learn here on patterns of immigration, town planning, and local politics. It is not beach reading, but should be considered essential for anyone who wants to understand the crisis of integration in France today.
very good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
very interesting village in franc
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