Raymond Poincar}} [Paperback]

This biography is a fascinating portrait based on archival material.This pioneering work is the first biography for thirty-five years of one of France's foremost modern statesmen. Based on considerable new archival material, Professor Keiger sheds light on the origins of the First World War, the post-war peace settlement, inter-war international finance as well as the feminist and animal rights movements in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. Raymond Poincaré is a subtle and fascinating portrait of this most prominent, yet most elusive, of European leaders.This pioneering work is the first biography for thirty-five years of one of France's foremost modern statesmen. Based on considerable new archival material, Professor Keiger sheds light on the origins of the First World War, the post-war peace settlement, inter-war international finance as well as the feminist and animal rights movements in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. Raymond Poincaré is a subtle and fascinating portrait of this most prominent, yet most elusive, of European leaders.This pioneering work is the first biography for thirty-five years of one of France's foremost modern statesmen. Based on considerable new archival material, it sheds light on the origins of the First World War, the post-war peace settlement, inter-war international finance, as well as the feminist and animal rights movements in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. Raymond Poincaré is a subtle and fascinating portrait of this most prominent, yet most elusive, of European leaders.Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The private man; 2. Poincar? the politician; 3. Poincar? the opportunist; 4. Poincar? en r?serve de la R?publique; 5. Poincar? the diplomat; 6. Poincar? President of the Republic; 7. Poincar?-la-guerre; 8. Poincar?-la-paix; 9. Poincar?-la-Ruhr; 10. Poincar?-le-franc; Conclusion: Poincar? remembered; Select bibliography. ...provides an excellent introductl³c