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Modern France : society in transition

Title
Modern France : society in transition / edited by Malcolm Cook and Grace Davie.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Cook, Malcolm, 1947-
  • Davie, Grace.
Description
xiii, 279 pages : 1 map; 23 cm
Summary
"Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. It examines the transition of France and French life as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, together with the cultural and social dislocations that such an evolution implies."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Social change > France > History > 20th century
  • Civilization
  • Social change
  • Gesellschaft
  • Sozialer Wandel
  • Sociaal-economische situatie
  • Cultuur
  • Politieke situatie
  • France > Civilization > 20th century
  • France
  • Frankreich
  • France > Social conditions > 1945-
  • France > Civilization > 1945-
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I Categories of analysis -- 1 Class and status / Howard Davis 15 -- 2 Race and ethnicity / Cathie Lloyd 34 -- 3 Gender / Catherine Rodgers 53 -- 4 Age: The life course / Patrick Harismendy 73 -- 5 The regions / Patrick Le Gales 91 -- Part II Areas of enquiry -- 6 Paid and unpaid work / Linda Hantrais 115 -- 7 Trade unions / Susan Milner 132 -- 8 French politics 1981-97: Stability and malaise / Cecile Laborde 151 -- 9 Education and training / Ted Neather 172 -- 10 Religion and laicite / Grace Davie 195 -- 11 Healthcare / Bruno Dumons, Gilles Pollet 216 -- 12 Leisure and consumption / Philip Dine 235.
ISBN
  • 0415154324
  • 9780415154321
  • 0415154316
  • 9780415154314
LCCN
98021808
OCLC
  • ocm39210053
  • 39210053
  • SCSB-14625781
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library