Americanization of France - Searching for Happiness After the Algerian War

Informationen zum Autor Barnett Singer is professor emeritus of history, Brock University. He has published a number of other books in the fields of French history and biography. Klappentext This engaging, knowledgeable book traces the American path France has followed since resolving its searing Algerian conflict in 1962. Barnett Singer convincingly demolishes two pervasive clichés about modern France: first, that the country has never been fit to fight wars, including wars on terror; and second, that the French have always been and remain overwhelmingly anti-American. The end of the war led to an important sea change, clearing the way for France to embrace American culture, especially rock 'n' roll, and more generally, an American-style emphasis on personal happiness. The author argues that today's France, wounded by the loss of traditions and stability, is increasingly pro-American, clinging to trends from across the Atlantic as to a lifeline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Algerian Challenge in the Last Serious France Chapter 3: De Gaulle, the Algerian Denouement, and the End of an Era Chapter 4: From French Chanteurs to American Yé-Yé Chapter 5: Other Aspects of the "Happiness Revolution" in the 1960s and Beyond Chapter 6: Today's Americanized France Chapter 7: Conclusion

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Barnett Singer, Singer Barnett
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.04.2013
• EAN: 9781442221659
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2165-9
• Pages: 292
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 26 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, France, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), european studies;france studies