Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic.

Autorentext
NIMROD AMZALAK is a Political Historian, graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Cambridge University, England. His main research focus is on the social and cultural basis of radical ideologies in France and Israel.

Inhalt
A Contextual Approach to the Study of Fascism Virtue, Virtuosity and the Ethos of Professionalism From the Trenches to the Laboratories Rallying to the Total Technical State Big Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years Contingency, Choice and the Historian Notes Bibliography