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The Fifth French Republic : Presidents, politics and personalities / Philip Thody.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thody, Philip, 1928-1999.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--France--Influence.
- Presidents.
- Anti-Americanism--France.
- Anti-Americanism.
- France--Politics and government--1958-.
- France.
- France--Foreign relations--1958-1969.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study provides an original introduction to modern French politics and history, focusing specifically on the five presidents spanning from 1959 to the present; de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing, Mitterand and Chirac.
- Contents:
- Charles de Gaulle: the founding father
- Georges Pompidou: the conscientious uncle
- Valery Giscard d'Estaing: the ambitious nephew
- Francois Mitterrand: the rebellious brother
- Jacques Chirac: the impulsive grandson
- French regimes from 1792 to 1958
- Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic
- A note on the French civil service
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p.167-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-66153-3
- 1-280-10506-2
- 1-134-66154-1
- 0-203-00502-3
- 0-203-27202-1
- 9780203005026
- OCLC:
- 76898658
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