Empire's Legacy: Roots of a Far-Right Affinity in Contemporary France

by John W P Veugelers

Many argue that globalization and its discontents explain the strength of populism and nativism in contemporary Europe, Latin America, and the United States. In France, though, an older potential born of imperialism has propelled the far right of Jean-Marie and Marine Le Pen.

To explain how the National Front gained a foothold in France, Empire's Legacy connects local politics with historical developments that span nearly two centuries. Its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190875666
• ISBN13: 9780190875664
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"