The Invention of Terrorism in France, 1904-1939

Chris Millington is Reader in Modern European History at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Introduction: Cultures of Terrorism 1. Made in Russia: Emerging Perceptions of Terrorism Before the Great War 2. The Anarchist and the Tiger: Emile Cottin and the Shooting of Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, February 1919 3. The Giant Assassin: Paul Gorguloff and the Killing of President Paul Doumer, May 1932 4. Killing a King: The Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, October 1934 5. Bombings, Piracy, and Kidnapping: Terrorism in France During 1937 Conclusion: Terror in the Dark Years, 1940-1944

"Historical works tied to empirical research are limited in the field of terrorism studies. Chris Millington remedies this omission with a superb exploration of the culture of terrorism and its representations in late Third Republic France." -Annette Finley-Croswhite, Old Dominion University "The Invention of Terrorism in France, 1904-1939 is a brilliant, original and much needed piece of terrorism history. Meticulously researched, expertly analyzed, and told with a novelist's flair, it is sure to become a classic." -Richard Jackson, The University of Otago, New Zealand "This engrossing book offers a brilliant new perspective on the cultural construction of terrorism in not only France but worldwide. In part a riveting detective story, it unpeels layers of media and political obfuscation to reveal the truth behind the motivations of little-known, but very consequential, assassins and bomb throwers." -Richard Bach Jensen, Northwestern State University of Louisiana "Terrorism has declined since the remarkably bloody 1970s and 1980s, when the German Baader-Meinhof Gang and the Italian Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari were active, but policymakers have become even more forceful in trying to stamp it out. Millington's history goes further back to France in the first four decades of the twentieth century-a period in which attempts by both anarchist leftists and extreme rightists to assassinate top political figures were numerous and often successful." -Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs "Millington reveals how terrorism in France has been tied to the issue of immigration since the early 20th century. Recommended." -S. L. Harp, CHOICE "In grounding his history of an idea in specific cases and people, Millington at once roots the idea of terrorism in local and historical contexts, and also allows us to see the role of the media in the invention of terrorism."-Danielle Beaujon, Contemporary European History "A particular strength is the way Millington depicts... French perspectives of terrorism as portrayed by journalistic reports and entertainment often contrasting with the French authorities' conclusions and findings in their official investigations."-Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War