The Action Francaise : ideology and political identity

The aim of this thesis is to examine the ideological weapons that the Action Francaise used to challenge the Third Republic and its ideology. While the Action Francaise been seen either as another monarchist challenge to the Republic or as the precursor of fascism (Weber, Nolte, Stemhell), it has not been seen as a part of the wider phenomenon of the debate on citizenship and Republicanism that was taking place in fin de siecle France.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo