LEADER 02689nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910453092603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-44443-1 010 $a1-4422-2166-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018477 035 $a(EBL)1163745 035 $a(OCoLC)839302742 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000859976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12308207 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000859976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10896158 035 $a(PQKB)10694442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1163745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1163745 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685908 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL475693 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018477 100 $a20130107d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Americanization of France$b[electronic resource] $esearching for happiness after the Algerian War /$fBarnett Singer 210 $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4422-2165-8 327 $aTitle 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 Ye?-Ye?; Other Aspects of the "Happiness Revolution" in the 1960s and Beyond; Today's Americanized France; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author 330 $aThis engaging, knowledgeable book traces the American path France has followed since resolving its searing Algerian conflict in 1962. Barnett Singer convincingly demolishes two pervasive cliche?s 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 hap 606 $aNational characteristics, French 607 $aFrance$xCivilization$y1945- 607 $aFrance$xCivilization$xAmerican influences 607 $aAlgeria$xHistory$yRevolution, 1954-1962$xInfluence 607 $aFrance$xPolitics and government$y1958- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNational characteristics, French. 676 $a944.083/6 700 $aSinger$b Barnett$0675300 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453092603321 996 $aThe Americanization of France$92282726 997 $aUNINA