This is an updated and revised new edition which now takes into account the latest research and includes maps and more coverage of key topics, including France's role in post-war European integration.It covers a key period of French history that is much studied at undergraduate level. It is thoroughly revised and updated to take into account the latest research. It includes maps, two new final chapters, and more coverage of key topics such as racial strife, colonial difficulties and France's role in post-war European integration (including the EU).Widely praised when it was first published, this new edition has been brought up to the present and thoroughly revised to take into account the latest research. It now includes maps and more coverage of topics such as: racial strife, colonial difficulties, France's role in post-war European integration (including the EU), and women and gender.