02655nam 2200565Ia 450 991077940220332120200520144314.01-299-44443-11-4422-2166-6(CKB)2550000001018477(EBL)1163745(OCoLC)839302742(SSID)ssj0000859976(PQKBManifestationID)12308207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000859976(PQKBWorkID)10896158(PQKB)10694442(MiAaPQ)EBC1163745(Au-PeEL)EBL1163745(CaPaEBR)ebr10685908(CaONFJC)MIL475693(EXLCZ)99255000000101847720130107d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Americanization of France[electronic resource] searching for happiness after the Algerian War /Barnett SingerLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.20131 online resource (222 p.)Includes index.1-4422-2165-8 Title Page; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Algerian Challenge in the Last Serious France; De Gaulle, the Algerian Denouement, and the End of an Era; From French Chanteurs to American Yé-Yé; Other Aspects of the "Happiness Revolution" in the 1960s and Beyond; Today's Americanized France; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the AuthorThis engaging, knowledgeable book traces the American path France has followed since resolving its searing Algerian conflict in 1962. Barnett Singer convincingly demolishes two pervasive clichés about modern France: first, that the country has never been fit to fight wars, including wars on terror; and second, that the French have always been and remain overwhelmingly anti-American. The end of the war led to an important sea change, clearing the way for France to embrace American culture, especially rock 'n' roll, and more generally, an American-style emphasis on personal hapNational characteristics, FrenchFranceCivilization1945-FranceCivilizationAmerican influencesAlgeriaHistoryRevolution, 1954-1962InfluenceFrancePolitics and government1958-National characteristics, French.944.083/6Singer Barnett675300MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779402203321The Americanization of France3838876UNINA