de Gaulle: Statesmanship, Grandeur and Modern Democracy

ISBN-13: 9781138521988 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 188 str.

Daniel Mahoney

Opis

This analysis of the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle explores the intellectual foundations of Gaullist statecraft

Spis treści

Foreword by Pierre Manent Introduction: The Thought and Action of Charles de Gaulle De Gaulle's Idea of France The Man of Character as Born Protector: Magnanimity, Justice, and Moderation in de Gaulle's The Edge of the Sword De Gaulle's Mission and the Legitimacy of Free France Democracy, Greatness, and Civilization: De Gaulle and a Certain Conception of Man De Gaulle's Constitutional Correction: Executive Power and the Theory and Practice of Modern Republicanism The Unity of Europe and the Greatness of France: De Gaulle's Vision of a Europe of Nations Notes Selected Bibliography Index

O autorze

DANIEL J. MAHONEY teaches political science at Assumption College, Worcester, MA./ee is the author of The Liberal Political Science of Raymond Aron (1992), and the editor of In Defense of Political Reason (1994).