Klappentext

Continuity and Change in European Society (1974) surveys the political and social development of France, Germany and Italy against the background of a wider Europe, showing the complex relationship between political change and social continuity. It deals with the impact of industrialisation on the political structures of each country, showing their particular problems as well as demonstrating the common European trends. Fascism and Nazism are examined in detail, looking at common features and the wider sociological trends. Lastly, the book examines post-1945 Europe and the formation of the European Community. Social and political change in each country is separately charted and the continuing pattern of European social relations is examined.

Inhalt

1. Introduction Part 1. Prior to the First World War 2. Italy: Nationhood and Church 3. Germany: the Emergence of State Power 4. France: Patterns of Conflict Part 2. From War to War 5. Italy: Fascism 6. Germany: Weimar Republic 7. Germany: the Nazi Regime 8. France: Popular Front, Defeat, Resistance 9. Fascism and Modernisation Part 3. Post Second World War 10. West Germany: Ambiguities 11. France: A Change of Intermediaries 12. Italy: The 'Miracle' and Secular Crisis 13. European Co-operation and Integration 14. Conclusion