The Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities : A Study of French Political Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415187541 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 184 str.

Philip Malcolm Waller Thody

Opis

This study provides an introduction to modern French politics and history, focusing specifically on the five presidents spanning from 1959 to the present; de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing, Mitterand and Chirac. Analyzing each in turn, the author discusses: the importance of their similarities and differences; their foreign policies; French domestic policies and administrative practices; the role of the French Civil Service; and the issue of immigration and the rise of the National Front.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, Glossary, Introduction, 1. Charles de Gaulle: the founding father, 2. Georges Pompidou: the conscientious uncle, 3. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: the ambitious nephew, 4. François Mitterrand: the rebellious brother, 5. Jacques Chirac: the impulsive grandson, 6. Conclusion, Appendix A French régimes from 1792 to 1958, Appendix B Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic, Appendix C A note on the French civil service, Notes, Annotated bibliography, Index

O autorze

Thody, Philip