Modern France Since 1870

3 units

This course examines French history since the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. It looks at the creation of an enduring republic (the Third Republic-the first lasting republic in the history of the European great powers) and the shaping of republican institutions up to the present day. The course will focus on political history, with special attention to social, economic, and religious history-as distinguished from the cultural and intellectual.