Intro -- The National Front in France Ideology, discourse and power -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- 1 The contours of FN nationalism: influences and emphases -- The 'National' Fn -- Change and evolution: a static or evolving nationalism? -- Leadership, membership and ideology -- The 'Regional' Fn -- The federations: FN nationalism at a regional level -- 2 'The nation' in FN ideology: 'France for the French' -- The centrality of 'nation' and 'identity -- 'Open' or 'closed'?: The FN's concept of the nation -- Region and nation -- Europe and nation -- National symbolism in FN discourse: 'Le Peuple', 'La Terre' and Joan of Arc -- 3 'Threats' to the nation: the fear of French decline -- Dénatalité as a 'threat' to the nation -- The FN's family preference' philosophy -- Exclusion: the threat of 'the other -- Immigration as a 'threat' to the nation -- Immigration: contemporary perspectives -- 4 Nationalism in a local context: Toulon, Orange, Marignane and Vitrolles -- Culture: a vital battleground -- Immigration: the Islamic 'threat' -- Le social: the politics of municipal subsidies -- The environment, security and the local economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This provocative and non-polemic study explores the value system of the National Front movement in France, and explains the way in which the movement's ideology has been formulated and articulated in the 1980s and 1990s. Also discussing the crucial role of Le Pen, this book provides a fascinating enquiry into the most controversial political party in contemporary France.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.