French Peasant Fascism

Henry Dorgeres' Greenshirts and the Crises of French Agriculture, 1929-1939

By: Robert O. Paxton

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Paperback | 1 September 1997

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French Peasant Fascism is the first account of the Greenshirts, a militant right-wing peasant movement in 1930s France that sought to transform the Republic into an authoritarian, agrarian state. Author Robert Paxton examines the Greenshirts in five case studies, throwing new light on French rural society and institutions during the Depression and on the emergence of a new rural leadership of authentic farmers. Paxton points out that fascism remained weak in the French countryside because the French state protected landowners more effectively than did those of Weimar Germany and Italy, and because French rural notables were so firmly embedded in social and economic power.

Although the Greenshirts disappeared with the Third Republic, they left a double legacy: a tradition of peasant direct action, which is still exercised today; and the idea of France as a peasant nation, whose identity and virtues rest upon the persistence of a large peasant sector. That self-image continues to influence French policy choices today, long after the social structure on which it rested has disappeared.

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"Thoughtful, reflective, sensitive to nuances, Paxton squeezes all possible information from his sources. Specialists will not want to miss his book. Nonspecialists should at least read the first chapter...and the last chapter....If they are not then moved to read the rest, they will at least have observed a first-rate mind at work."--The York Times Book Review "Once again, Robert Paxton has done pioneering work."--Foreign Affairs "This is a finely crafted piece of historical research."--Times Literary Supplement

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Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
In Search of Henry Dorgeres	p. 3
The Triple Crisis of the French Peasantry, 1929-39	p. 11
The Depression	p. 12
A Vanishing Way of Life	p. 27
A Crisis of Representation	p. 36
The Rise of Dorgerism	p. 51
The Creation of Henry Dorgeres	p. 51
Dorgeres and the Agrarian Press	p. 54
Dorgeres, the Peasant Tribune	p. 57
Dorgeres against the Republic	p. 61
Five Scenarios of Peasant Action	p. 69
Giving the Peasants a Voice: The Market-day Rally	p. 70
Pushing Back the State: The Battle of Bray-sur-Somme, 18 June 1933	p. 78
Pushing Back the Reds	p. 84
Breaking Industrial Strikes: Isigny (Calvados), August-December 1936	p. 102
Organizing the Market: Le Petrolage des Petits Pois, Finistere, June 1938	p. 110
Dorgeres, the Agrarian Elite, and the State, 1934-44	p. 119
Dorgerism, 1934-40: Who, Where, and How Many?	p. 120
The Peasant Front	p. 129
Where Did the Money Come From?	p. 134
The Republic against Dorgeres	p. 135
The Notables Drop Dorgeres	p. 138
Triumph and Disappointment: Dorgeres at Vichy	p. 142
Aftermath, Legacy, Meanings	p. 151
Dorgeres after the War	p. 151
A Village Fascism?	p. 154
The Dorgerist Moment	p. 165
France as a Peasant Nation	p. 174
Notes	p. 187
Bibliographical Essay	p. 227
Index	p. 235
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