Political Leadership in France - From Charles De Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy

Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958: The drama surrounding the Fourth Republic's collapse, and the focus upon an exceptional individual meant that de Gaulle was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents who came after him have each capitalized on their own political 'persona.'

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1958: The Gaullist Settlement and French Politics 1958-1968: The Consolidation and Evolution of the Fifth Republic 1968 and its Aftermath 1969-1974: Gaullism Without de Gaulle 1974-1981: The Giscard Years 1981-1988: From the République Sociale to the République Française 1988-2002: The Long Decade of Vindictiveness, Miscalculations, Defeat, Farce, Good Luck, Good Government, and Catastrophe The Presidential Election of 2007 Conclusion

Über den Autor / die Autorin

JOHN GAFFNEY Professor of Politics at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958: The drama surrounding the Fourth Republic's collapse, and the focus upon an exceptional individual meant that de Gaulle was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents who came after him have each capitalized on their own political 'persona.'

Zusatztext

"The book is written in a very engaging way and students of French politics will certainly find that it summarises extremely well some of the key developments in the Fifth Republic.'

- West European Politics

Bericht

"The book is written in a very engaging way and students of French politics will certainly find that it summarises extremely well some of the key developments in the Fifth Republic.'
- West European Politics

Produktdetails

• Autoren: J Gaffney, J. Gaffney, John Gaffney
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.04.2010
• EAN: 9781349280148
• ISBN: 978-1-349-28014-8
• Seiten: 258
• Serien: French Politics, Society and Culture; French Politics, Society and C; French Politics, Society and Culture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; B, History: specific events & topics, Europe, European History, European Politics, Political Science, European Union, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political History, United States of America, USA, World Politics, EU (European Union), Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government, US Politics, United States—Politics and government, France—History, History of France, American Politics, Charles de Gaulle;France;government