The first comparative study of how the French Popular Front and its right-wing opponents transformed the masses into the people, whether in demonstrations and festivals, or theatre and film. Seven chapters examine the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right. ÍNDICE: - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: The People on Stage, 1934b 39 - From the Crowd in the Street to the Voice of the People: February 1934 - A Double Mobilisation against the Established Disorder, 1934b 36 - His Majesty the People? Elections, Strikes, and the Perils of Victoryin 1936 - The Challenge from the Right: The Parti Social FranC'ais and the Parti Populaire FranC'ais - Building the Ideal City through Popular Culture, 1936b 37 - In Search of the Middle Classes: The Tragedy of Clichy and its Consequences - The Call of the Nation, 1937b 39 - Conclusion - Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20277-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 12/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés