The Regionalist Movement in France 1890-1914

Name: The Regionalist Movement in France 1890-1914
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By Julian Wright

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This is the first full academic study of the political thought of the French regionalist movement in the Belle Epoque. Julian Wright has examined the private papers of Jean Charles-Brun, founder of the Fédération Régionaliste Française, in detail. He has rethought the conceptual basis of regionalism through Charles-Brun's intellectual biography, showing that it penetrated the political debates of the period as a commonplace in Republican arguments about state reform. Despite the often made association of regionalism with the right, Dr Wright reveals the diversity of political views expressed, and demonstrates that the connection to left-wing federalism ws emphatically present in the intellectual background.

Interwoven with this discussion is an examination of the personal mission of Charles-Brun. He saw himself as a reconciler, using his regionalism within a mission to heal the divisions of French politics and society. He argued that France's instability stemmed from an obsession with reforms that followed a priori political models, and that politicians who sought to rethink the shape of the Republic needed to attend to the cultural or economic realities expressed in France's regions. Charles-Brun and his regionalist movement continue to have resonance in current debates about decentralization in France.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 308
Release Date:: 2003-09-25
Publication Date:: 2003-07-10
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199264880
ISBN13:: 9780199264889
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 568 g
Height:: 145 cm
Width:: 222 cm
Thickness:: 22 cm

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