Raymond Poincaré

by John F.V. Keiger

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.

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 1997

About the author

John F.V. Keiger is Professor of International History and Director of the European Studies Research Institute at the University of Salford, UK, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.