Contemporary France [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction to French Politics and Society |
Autore | David Howarth |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina |
944.081
944.084 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HowarthDavid
VarouxakisGeorgios |
Soggetto topico |
Regions & Countries - Europe
France History & Archaeology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-203-78399-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Map of the regions of (metropolitan) France; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Continuity and change: the ever-lasting past; The French and their past; French republicanism; Socialism; Communism; Gaullism; Liberalism; Chapter 2 French society today; Versions of malaise: from la fracture sociale to l'insécurité; From planning and the trente glorieuses to the state's impotence; A society in prolonged crisis?; Changing patterns of employment and unemployment, and the new kinds of poverty
Foreigners, immigrants and scapegoatsGeographical disparities in crime and insecurity; Elitism, grandes écoles, énarchie and the Paris-provinces divide; Women, gender equality and feminism; Changing family patterns and sexual mores; AIDS in France; Sports, politics and national identity; Chapter 3 The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic; De Gaulle, the founder; The political conditions of stability; The dual (bicephalous) political executive; The three periods of cohabitation; The weak parliament; Reforming the 'all-powerful' administration?; The énarques: the French elite Local government: the state of decentralisation 20 years onThe new importance of French regions; Corsica: a new special status for the Île de Beauté; The DOM-TOMs: les confettis de l'empire; The Fifth Estate in France: the French media; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Political forces and representation; Political parties; The 2002 presidential and legislative elections; Jacques Chirac: a controversial political survivor; Organised interests; New social movements; Another May '68?; Representation issues: fewer white males please ...; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Citizenship, nationalism and national identity The complexities of French nationalism: nationalisme ouvert and nationalisme fermé?'Republican nationalism'; 'Nationalism of the right'; The Union sacrée and the merger of the two nationalisms; Révolution nationale, resistance and de Gaulle's nationalism; Citizenship, nationality and multiculturalism; Immigration; 'Integration' of immigrants; Chapter 6 Intellectual life; The emergence and roles of the intellectuels; 1945-68: the intellectuel engagé and the compagnon de route; The dominance of Marxism, existentialo-Marxism and Sovietophilia; The new fad: tiersmondisme; Dissenting voices New challenges: Foucault and the 'specific intellectual'Bourdieu: l'intellectuel dominant?; Les années Débat and the declaration of war on Sartre's conception of the intellectual; Médiocratie and the intellectuel médiatique; The institutional and geographical framework of intellectual life: revues, écoles, publishing and the Parisian Rive Gauche; Chapter 7 Education, youth and popular culture; The French education system; Catholic schools: the lingering private/public divide; Universities; Grandes écoles: la crème de la crème; What are the social attitudes of French youth today? Recent developments in French pop culture |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464557603321 |
David Howarth | ||
Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Contemporary France [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction to French Politics and Society |
Autore | David Howarth |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina |
944.081
944.084 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HowarthDavid
VarouxakisGeorgios |
Soggetto topico |
Regions & Countries - Europe
France History & Archaeology |
ISBN | 0-203-78399-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Map of the regions of (metropolitan) France; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Continuity and change: the ever-lasting past; The French and their past; French republicanism; Socialism; Communism; Gaullism; Liberalism; Chapter 2 French society today; Versions of malaise: from la fracture sociale to l'insécurité; From planning and the trente glorieuses to the state's impotence; A society in prolonged crisis?; Changing patterns of employment and unemployment, and the new kinds of poverty
Foreigners, immigrants and scapegoatsGeographical disparities in crime and insecurity; Elitism, grandes écoles, énarchie and the Paris-provinces divide; Women, gender equality and feminism; Changing family patterns and sexual mores; AIDS in France; Sports, politics and national identity; Chapter 3 The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic; De Gaulle, the founder; The political conditions of stability; The dual (bicephalous) political executive; The three periods of cohabitation; The weak parliament; Reforming the 'all-powerful' administration?; The énarques: the French elite Local government: the state of decentralisation 20 years onThe new importance of French regions; Corsica: a new special status for the Île de Beauté; The DOM-TOMs: les confettis de l'empire; The Fifth Estate in France: the French media; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Political forces and representation; Political parties; The 2002 presidential and legislative elections; Jacques Chirac: a controversial political survivor; Organised interests; New social movements; Another May '68?; Representation issues: fewer white males please ...; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Citizenship, nationalism and national identity The complexities of French nationalism: nationalisme ouvert and nationalisme fermé?'Republican nationalism'; 'Nationalism of the right'; The Union sacrée and the merger of the two nationalisms; Révolution nationale, resistance and de Gaulle's nationalism; Citizenship, nationality and multiculturalism; Immigration; 'Integration' of immigrants; Chapter 6 Intellectual life; The emergence and roles of the intellectuels; 1945-68: the intellectuel engagé and the compagnon de route; The dominance of Marxism, existentialo-Marxism and Sovietophilia; The new fad: tiersmondisme; Dissenting voices New challenges: Foucault and the 'specific intellectual'Bourdieu: l'intellectuel dominant?; Les années Débat and the declaration of war on Sartre's conception of the intellectual; Médiocratie and the intellectuel médiatique; The institutional and geographical framework of intellectual life: revues, écoles, publishing and the Parisian Rive Gauche; Chapter 7 Education, youth and popular culture; The French education system; Catholic schools: the lingering private/public divide; Universities; Grandes écoles: la crème de la crème; What are the social attitudes of French youth today? Recent developments in French pop culture |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789372203321 |
David Howarth | ||
Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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