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Action Française
Action Française A French ultra-right-wing movement with traits of Fascism co-founded by Maurras at the height of the Dreyfus Affair in 1898. The movement's newspaper (1908–44) carried the same name. Its parliamentary representation remained relatively weak, but it became very influential in that it made anti-republicanism and anti-Semitism respectable in intellectual circles. Banned in 1936, from 1940 most of its members supported the Vichy government.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Action Française." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Action Française." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-ActionFranaise.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Action Française." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-ActionFranaise.html |
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Action Française
Action Française An extreme right-wing group in France during the first half of the 20th century, and also the name of the newspaper published to promote its views. Founded by the poet and political journalist Charles Maurras, it aimed at overthrowing the parliamentary republic and sought to restore the monarchy. Strongly nationalist, it became discredited for its overt FASCISM and association with the VICHY government in 1940–44.
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"Action Française." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Action Française." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ActionFranaise.html "Action Française." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ActionFranaise.html |
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Action Française
Action Française. A French political movement, founded in 1898 at the height of the Dreyfus affair. In 1926 it was condemned by Pius XI on the grounds of extreme nationalism and a cynical misappropriation of Catholic doctrine. The last issue of its newspaper L'Action Française appeared in 1944.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ActionFranaise.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ActionFranaise.html |
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Action Française
Action Française, a political group, with a journal (from 1908 a daily newspaper) of the same name, having strong Roman Catholic connections. It was founded in 1898, after the Dreyfus affair. It sought the restoration of French national unity and pride, under a restored monarchy.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ActionFranaise.html JOHN BOWKER. "Action Française." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ActionFranaise.html |
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