Fear of a Yellow Vest Planet - The Gilets Jaunes and the Battle for the Future of France

The Yellow Vest protests that were ignited in France in 2018 have been a radical challenge to the extension of the market into all areas of social life. The book examines the radical democratic and egalitarian ideas generated by the movement and defends it from its many critics.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Core Eats Its Own
Chapter 2: Napoleon IV? The Macron Presidency, or, How to Build a Gilets Jaunes
Chapter 3: The Return of the Yellow Peril: Les Beaufs are Coming!
Chapter 4: A Threat to Democracy? The Gilets Jaunes Break the Rules of the Game
Chapter 5: The Emperor Strikes Back: How Dare They Speak?

About the author

Peter Wilkin is reader in Social Science at Brunel University.

Summary

The Yellow Vest protests that were ignited in France in 2018 have been a radical challenge to the extension of the market into all areas of social life. The book examines the radical democratic and egalitarian ideas generated by the movement and defends it from its many critics.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Wilkin, Wilkin Peter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781793610256
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-025-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, International Relations, Trade Unions, Industrial arbitration & negotiation, Industrial arbitration and negotiation, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity