LEADER 03458nam 2200529 450 001 9910813997803321 005 20230207220443.0 010 $a1-57181-684-4 010 $a1-84545-045-0 010 $a1-78238-716-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782387169 035 $a(CKB)3710000000641254 035 $a(EBL)4461982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4461982 035 $a(DE-B1597)636270 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782387169 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000641254 100 $a20040407d2004 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe French exception /$fedited by Tony Chafer and Emmanuel Godin 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-234) and index. 327 $aTitle Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Problematising Exceptionalism; Chapter 1: France and Exceptionalism; Chapter 2: Exceptionalism and Universalism: The Uneasy Alliance in the French-speaking World; Chapter 3: The Elusive French Exception; Part II: Exceptionalism in Politics and Policy; Chapter 4: French Communism: An Exceptional Orthodoxy; Chapter 5: Does it Make Sense to Treat the Front National as a 'French Exception'?; Chapter 6: The French Administrative Exception: Change and Resistance; Chapter 7: French Industrial Relations - Still Execeptional? 327 $aChapter 8: The French Socialists, Dirigisme and the Troubled Europeanisation of Employment PolicyChapter 9: French Foreign and Defence Policy: Exceptional in Methods and Rhetoric?; Part III: Exceptionalism in French Culture, the Media and Sport; Chapter 10: Presidential Debates in France: An Example of Americanisation?; Chapter 11: The Myth of Exceptionalism? French Television in a West European Context; Chapter 12: Cultural Exception(s) in French Cinema; Chapter 13: Sport and Politics: Another French Exception; Chapter 14: French Intellectuals: The Legendary Exception; Bibliography 327 $aNotes on ContributorsIndex 330 $aThe notion of French exceptionalism is deeply embedded in the nation's self-image and in a range of political and academic discourses. Recently, the debate about whether France really is "exceptional" has acquired a critical edge. Against the background of introspection about the nature of "national identity," some proclaim "normalisation" and the end of French exceptionalism, while others point out to the continuing evidence that France remains distinctive at a number of levels, from popular culture to public policy. This book explores the notion of French exceptionalism, places it in its European context, examines its history and evaluate its continuing relevance in a range of fields from politics and public policy to popular culture and sport. 606 $aNational characteristics, French 607 $aFrance$xCivilization 607 $aFrance$xSocial life and customs 607 $aFrance$xPolitics and government 615 0$aNational characteristics, French. 676 $a944 702 $aChafer$b Tony 702 $aGodin$b Emmanuel 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813997803321 996 $aThe French exception$94087698 997 $aUNINA