Download or read book In Pursuit of the People written by J. Wardhaugh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comparative study of how the French Popular Front and its right-wing opponents transformed the masses into the people, whether in demonstrations and festivals, or theatre and film. Seven chapters examine the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right.