• Dedication


• Acknowledgements


• Abbreviations


• Preface


• Introduction


• Part One: Sedimentation of a Political Affinity


• Chapter 1. Settler Relations and Identities in Colonial Algeria


• Chapter 2. The Unmaking of the Colony


• Part Two: Ex-colonials in the Metropole


• Chapter 3. From Newcomers to Incipient Constituency


• Chapter 4. New Political Configurations


• Part Three: Shift in Opportunities


• Chapter 5. Gaullism Loses Ground


• Chapter 6. Building a Base for the National Front


• Chapter 7. The Far Right Organizes in the Var


• Chapter 8. A City under the Far Right


• Part Four: The Far Right Endures


• Chapter 9. Discourse and Politics


• Chapter 10. Transmitting a Far Right Affinity


• Chapter 11. Holding Off the National Front


• Conclusion


• Appendix


• References

John W.P. Veugelers is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. He has written widely on the far right, immigration politics, social movements, and voluntary associations in Canada, France, and Italy. The recipient of awards for outstanding teaching at the University of Toronto, Veugelers has been a visiting professor at universities in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and a visiting fellow at the Camargo Foundation in France.

In 1995, Toulon became the largest city in Europe to come under the far right since the end of World War II. This book asks what led up to the far right's win; how it governed for six years; and what we learn from mainstream politicians who are keeping it weak. Empire's Legacy delves into a latent far right affinity in French society, traces the deep roots of this affinity, and explains why it has become a factor in French politics.