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A history of political conflict : elections and social inequalities in France, 1789-2022 /

"Drawing on centuries of data, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty place today's French politics in historical context. France is divided among bourgeois and distinct urban and rural working-class blocs-historically, an unstable structure. The authors show how inequality breeds tripartite compet...

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Main Authors: Cagé, Julia (Author), Piketty, Thomas, 1971- (Author)
Other Authors: Rendall, Steven (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Voting > Social aspects > France > History.
Right and left (Political science) > France > History.
Government, Resistance to > France > History.
Equality > France > History.
France > Politics and government > 1789-
France > Social conditions.
Vote > Aspect social > France > Histoire.
Résistance au gouvernement > France > Histoire.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-
France > Conditions sociales.
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Summary:"Drawing on centuries of data, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty place today's French politics in historical context. France is divided among bourgeois and distinct urban and rural working-class blocs-historically, an unstable structure. The authors show how inequality breeds tripartite competition and argue for the greater potential of two-way rivalry."--
Item Description:Translation of: Une histoire du conflit politique: élections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674300590 (electronic bk.)
9780674300606
0674300602
0674300599