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French foreign policy since 1945 : an introduction / Frederic Bozo ; translated by Jonathan Hensher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bozo, Frédéric, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Politique étrangère de la France depuis 1945. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Cold War--Influence.
- Cold War.
- France--Foreign relations--945-.
- France.
- France--Foreign relations administration.
- France--Politics and government--1958-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations, tables
- Edition:
- English-language edition
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2016.
- Summary:
- When Charles de Gaulle declared that "it is because we are no longer a great power that we need a grand policy," he neatly summarized France's predicament on the world scene. In this compact and engaging history, author Frédéric Bozo deftly recounts France's efforts to reconcile its proud history and global ambitions with a realistic appraisal of its capabilities, from the aftermath of World War II to the present. He provides insightful analysis of the nation's triumphs and setbacks through the years of decolonization, Cold War maneuvering, and European unification, as well as the more contemporary challenges posed by an increasingly multipolar and interconnected world.
- Contents:
- Part I. The era of frustration (1945-1958)
- France's difficult entry into the Cold War
- French powerlessness
- Part II. Challenging the status quo (1958-1969)
- Re-establishing France's 'rank'
- Challenging the established order
- The apogee of de Gaulle's grand policy
- Part III. Imanaging de Gaulle's legacy (1969-1981)
- Opting for continuity
- The education of a president
- Part IV. The end of the Cold War (1981-1995)
- New Cold War, new détente
- The end of 'Yalta'
- Part V. France and globalization (1995-2015)
- In search of a multipolar world
- Epilogue: from Sarkozy to Hollande.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-80758-868-8
- 1-78533-306-2
- OCLC:
- 960164232
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