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Government through culture in contemporary France / Jeremy Ahearne, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK.
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- Author/Creator:
- Ahearne, Jeremy.
- Series:
- French politics, society, and culture series
- French politics, society and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chirac, Jacques, 1932-2019.
- Chirac, Jacques.
- Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-.
- Sarkozy, Nicolas.
- Collective memory.
- History.
- Conservatism.
- Politics and culture.
- Cultural policy.
- France--Cultural policy--History--21st century.
- France.
- Politics and culture--France--History--21st century.
- Conservatism--France--History--21st century.
- Collective memory--France--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Culture, understood broadly, lay at the heart of contrasting right-wing strategies for government in France during the pivotal decade of 2002-2012. Looking at issues of political secularism, educational reform, televisual performance, public memory and nation-branding, Ahearne analyses how Presidents Chirac and Sarkozy sought to redefine contemporary French identity. This study extends prevailing conceptions of 'cultural policy' and shows how this constitutes a core dimension, alongside economic and social policies, of modern right-wing government. It traces, over the course of the decade in question, a dramatic hardening of the attitudes and values informing these programmes for cultural hegemony. These reflect enduring transformations in the political and symbolic landscape of contemporary France. Book jacket.
- Contents:
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- Introduction1. Reforging Symbols: The New Laicity2. Transmission: The College and the Socle Commun3. Government through Television: Policy and Performance4. Memory: History and National Identity5. Outward Projection: France in the World Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Basingstoke, England Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1137290994
- 9781137290991
- Publisher Number:
- 99960794603
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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