Fascination and Misgivings
The United States in French Opinion, 1870–1914
Jacques Portes author Claude Fohlen author Elborg Forster translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:2nd Nov '06
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This book shows the impact of American economic and societal models on French public opinion.
Through the views of French travelers and diverse French studies about the United States, Jacques Portes shows that the US took a pivotal place in French consciousness during the second half of the nineteenth century. They were trends that continued throughout the twentieth century: fascination and misgivings, attraction and repulsion.Through the views of French travelers and diverse French studies about the United States, this book shows that the US took a pivotal place in French consciousness during the second half of the nineteenth century. The American landscape, skyscrapers, and the presence of Native and African Americans were puzzling and exotic to the French. At the same time, towns and industry were proof of an emerging economic power. Meanwhile, the French people found attractive models of social engineering in American society: schools and universities, the changing role of women, the emergence of the middle class. Even before World War I, the US found its place in French opinion, following trends that were to continue throughout the twentieth century: fascination and misgivings, attraction and repulsion.
'This is a splendid book …'. English Historical Review
ISBN: 9780521026918
Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 28mm
Weight: 702g
468 pages