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The Pompidou Years, 1969–1974

The Pompidou Years, 1969–1974

The Pompidou Years, 1969–1974

Serge Berstein, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris
Jean-Pierre Rioux, Institut de France, Paris
Christopher Woodall
March 2000
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9780521580618
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    This is the latest volume to appear in the successful Cambridge History of Modern France series, and is the most authoritative account available of the presidency of Georges Pompidou. Pompidou consolidated the constitutional changes made by de Gaulle, to the extent that he is now regarded as the Fifth Republic's second founding father, and continued his haughty attitudes to foreign policy. He also launched a programme of modernisation and industrialisation: under Pompidou France saw both the climax and the end of the post-war boom. Serge Berstein and Jean-Pierre Rioux analyse the politics of the period, and also give an overview of France's economy, culture and society. Their comprehensive study contains all the standard features, such as maps, chronology, and tables, which have helped this series to establish itself as the premier multi-volume account of modern France. Students, scholars and teachers in history and political studies will find this volume invaluable.

    • Translation of the best French history of the period by senior scholars
    • Broad appeal to all interested in the period
    • Includes comprehensive maps, tables and graphs

    Reviews & endorsements

    "This newest release in the "Cambridge History of Modern France" series, published jointly with Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, is an important acquistion for the collge library, and essential reading for important acquisition for the college library, and essential reading for scholars." Choice

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    Product details

    March 2000
    Hardback
    9780521580618
    296 pages
    236 × 159 × 24 mm
    0.57kg
    5 maps 11 tables
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Part I. The Republic of Georges Pompidou:
    • 1. Change and continuity
    • 2. The 'New Society', 1969–71
    • 3. The government in crisis, 1971–2
    • 4. Endgame, 1972–4
    • Conclusion to Part I
    • Part II. France under Georges Pompidou:
    • 5. The society of the growth rate
    • 6. The outbreak of prosperity
    • 7. A splintered culture
    • Conclusion to Part II.
      Authors
    • Serge Berstein , Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris
    • Jean-Pierre Rioux , Institut de France, Paris
    • Translator
    • Christopher Woodall