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De Gaulle's legacy : the art of power in France's Fifth Republic

Title: De Gaulle's legacy : the art of power in France's Fifth Republic / William R. Nester.
Author: Nester, William R., 1956-
Publication: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Description

289 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Few nations have experienced a more violent and unstable political history than France. From 1789 to 1958, the leaders of four republics, two absolute monarchies, two constitutional monarchies, two imperiums, and a fascist regime all struggled and ultimately failed to rule France. Although a myriad of reasons explain the emergence and collapse of each political system before 1958, one underlines all--the French failed to master the art of power. As a master of power, Charles de Gaulle appears to have broken France's bloody cycle of the rise and fall of regimes. He did so largely through the system he created in 1958 and the policies that he asserted as president until he resigned in 1969. De Gaulle's legacy is the Fifth Republic, which has flourished for over five decades and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This book asks: What is the art of power? What is the art of French power? How did Charles de Gaulle understand and assert power in his lifetime? How well or poorly have his successors wielded the art of French power in asserting national interests as they defined them? "--

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

De Gaulle and Gaullism -- President De Gaulle -- President Pompidou -- President Giscard d'Estaing -- President Mitterrand -- President Chirac -- President Sarkozy -- President Hollande -- The Legacy.

Call Number

JFD 15-695

ISBN

9781137483935
1137483938

LCCN

2014025592
40024466912

OCLC

886489897

Author

Nester, William R., 1956- author.

Title

De Gaulle's legacy : the art of power in France's Fifth Republic / William R. Nester.

Imprint

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40024466912

Research Call Number

JFD 15-695

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