The National Front in France Ideology, discourse and power -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- 1 The contours of FN nationalism: influences and emphases -- The 'National' Fn -- Change and evolution: a static or evolving nationalism? -- Leadership, membership and ideology -- The 'Regional' Fn -- The federations: FN nationalism at a regional level -- 2 'The nation' in FN ideology: 'France for the French' -- The centrality of 'nation' and 'identity -- 'Open' or 'closed'?: The FN's concept of the nation -- Region and nation -- Europe and nation -- National symbolism in FN discourse: 'Le Peuple', 'La Terre' and Joan of Arc -- 3 'Threats' to the nation: the fear of French decline -- Dénatalité as a 'threat' to the nation -- The FN's family preference' philosophy -- Exclusion: the threat of 'the other -- Immigration as a 'threat' to the nation -- Immigration: contemporary perspectives -- 4 Nationalism in a local context: Toulon, Orange, Marignane and Vitrolles -- Culture: a vital battleground -- Immigration: the Islamic 'threat' -- Le social: the politics of municipal subsidies -- The environment, security and the local economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.