| France in the Age of Organization: Factory, Home and Nation from the 1920s to Vichy Contributor(s): Clarke, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782380914 ISBN-13: 9781782380917 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 944.081 |
| Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In interwar France, there was a growing sense that 'organization' was the solution to the nation's perceived social, economic and political ills. This book examines the roots of this idea in the industrial rationalization movement and its manifestations in areas as diverse as domestic organization and economic planning. In doing so, it shows how experts in fields ranging from engineering to the biological sciences shaped visions of a rational socio-economic order from the 1920s to Vichy and beyond. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clarke, Jackie: - Jackie Clarke is senior lecturer in French Studies at the University of Glasgow. She is a specialist in the history of twentieth-century France with a particular interest in questions about work and consumption. |