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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451220603321

Autore

Thody Philip Malcolm Waller <1928, >

Titolo

The Fifth French Republic : presidents, politics and personalities / / Philip Thody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-66153-3

1-280-10506-2

1-134-66154-1

0-203-00502-3

0-203-27202-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

944.083

Soggetti

Presidents - France - Influence

Anti-Americanism - France

Electronic books.

France Politics and government 1958-

France Foreign relations 1958-1969

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.167-169) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Charles de Gaulle: the founding father; Georges Pompidou: the conscientious uncle; Valery Giscard d'Estaing: the ambitious nephew; Francois Mitterrand: the rebellious brother; Jacques Chirac: the impulsive grandson; Conclusion; French regimes from 1792 to 1958; Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic; A note on the French civil service; Notes; Annotated bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Fifth French Republic is a study of modern French politics and history, discussing the five presidents who span from 1959 to the present--Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valry Giscard d'Estang, Franc~ois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac. Philip Thody examines the importance of the similarities between the five men for an understanding of the general and political culture of France; the similarities and differences in the foreign policies pursued by the five



presidents, including anti-Americanism; France's role in the European Union and her attitude to the Cold War; French dome