The Development of the Radical Right in France From Boulanger to Le Pen

This work traces the origins and evolution of extreme right wing thought in France from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th. It establishes the presence of an ideological tradition or organicist, exclusive nationalism initiated at the end of the 19th century, which adapts itself post-World War I and re emerges forcibly during the Occupation. Elements of this same tradition are present in the discourse of the extreme right in post-war France. This helps the student of modern French politics to see movements like the Front National their historical perspective.