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Contemporary France : essays and texts on politics, economics, and society / Jill Forbes, Nick Hewlett, François Nectoux.

Title
Contemporary France : essays and texts on politics, economics, and society / Jill Forbes, Nick Hewlett, François Nectoux.
Author
Forbes, Jill
Publication
Harlow, Eng. ; New York : Longman, 2001.

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Additional Authors
Hewlett, Nick
Description
xx, 388 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Since 1945
  • Geschichte 1945-2000
  • France > Politics and government > 1945-
  • France > Social conditions > 1945-1995
  • France > Economic conditions > 1945-
  • France > Social conditions > 1995-
  • France > Social conditions > 1945-1995
  • France > Economic conditions > 1981-1995
  • France > Politics and government > 1981-1995
  • France > Politics and government > 1995-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • English and French.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. I. Politics in France. 1945-81: instability, conflict and revolt. The left: swords into social democracy. The right from standard bearer of the Republic to ordinary political actor. Protest: trade unions and beyond. Foreign relations and defence: from colonial imbroglio to quasi-consensus. Conclusion: the death of conflict -- a much exaggerated rumour? -- Pt. II. The French economy. Growth and crisis in the production system. The labour force and the unemployment crisis. Regional revolutions: the geographical distribution of the French economy. International competition: the opening of the economy to the rest of the world. Distributing incomes. The changing role of the state and the public sector. Conclusion: expectations and problems for the new century -- Pt. III. Contemporary French society. From country to city. Social structure of post-war France. Population, family and social policy. Work, leisure and lifestyles. Social institutions: the army, the church, the mass media and the education system. Convergences and differences in French society.
ISBN
0582381592
LCCN
^^2001267013
OCLC
  • 46641016
  • SCSB-11389598
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library