Maps and tablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTHE VAR1 The regional setting2 Social and economical change 1871-19143 Political developments 1871-19144 The social geography of the leftWHY SOCIALISM?5 The economic crisis6 Provencal sociability7 Education and an absent Church8 Feuds and personalities9 The 'Var rouge'?POLITICS AND THE FRENCH PEASANTRY10 From the Var to France11 Politics in the countryside12 The roots of socialism Notes A note on sourcesSources and bibliographyIndex