| The Politics of Racism in France 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Fysh, P. (Author), Wolfreys, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403905150 ISBN-13: 9781403905154 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: This wide-ranging and provocative book is at the same time a cry of warning for the threat to democracy posed by the French National Front, an analysis of the factors which have made possible its rise and repeated success, and a ruthless critique of the failures of anti-racism. The authors deploy meticulous scholarship in examining the NF's ideology, structure, antecedents and present activities before concluding that is it much better seen as a species of modernized fascism than as simply another temporary emanation of a vague "national populism." The lack of serious opposition to the NF is attributed to the failure of mainstream anti-racists to link up with and defend the minorities which it targets, a reflection of the complacency bred by the enduring myth that France is and has been since 1789 the natural home of the Rights of Man. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Europe - France - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2003041032 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.34" W x 8.58" (0.80 lbs) 269 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |