CHAPTER IV Successful Initiatives: 1890-1945 / 159

CHAPTER V

A New Beginning / 161

The Key Issue: Education / 165

Religion and the Church / 183

Political Issues / 202

Agricultural Changes / 206

Fishermen Organize / 218

French Culture: A Difficult Struggle / 223

The Post-War Period: 1945-1980 / 225

A Rural Society in a State of Flux / 227 Economic Transformations / 229 Changes in the Church / 236 Education / 241

Growing Assimilation / 249

Great Strides / 253

Notes and References / 256 Bibliography / 279 Index / 288