The Republic of de Gaulle 1958–1969
The Republic of de Gaulle 1958–1969
$68.00
USDThe Republic of De Gaulle offers a comprehensive account - the fullest yet available in English - of the eleven years that followed the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1958. Serge Berstein analyses the new constitutional and political system that emerged under De Gaulle, and shows how France was able to disengage from the ruinous Algerian War. He then conducts a detailed analysis of the socio-economic changes wrought during this period, and discusses the aims of De Gaulle's highly individualistic foreign policy. In the final section Professor Berstein traces the decline of De Gaulle's ascendancy up to his eventual resignation in 1969. In conclusion the author assesses the contribution of a remarkable political leader to the not less remarkable changes that took place in France during his presidency. This volume, lucidly translated by Peter Morris, features all those student aids now associated with the series.
- Latest volume in successful multi-volume survey of France since 1918: all previous books have sold well and gone into paperback
- Good author/translator team, giving an authoritative, accessible account of a momentous decade in French history
- A momentous period, familiar to many UK TV viewers through recent series on De Gaulle; this is the best account available
Reviews & endorsements
"...detailed and comprehensive account of de Gaulle's Republic...." Douglas Johnson, Times Literary Supplement
Product details
April 2006Paperback
9780521272391
284 pages
229 × 151 × 16 mm
0.424kg
Available
.jpg)
.jpg)
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations
- Chronological summary
- Part I. The Two Foundings of the Fifth Republic:
- 1. The compromise of 1958
- 2. The problem of Algeria
- 3. The political evolution of the regime and the crisis of 1962
- Part II. Charles de Gaulle and 50 Million French People:
- 4. The institutional and political framework
- 5. The golden age of growth
- 6. The birth of a consumer society
- 7. The policy of grandeur: a world design?
- Part III. The Twilight of de Gaulle's Republic:
- 8. Early symptoms of a waning power
- 9. The crisis of 1968
- 10. Failed recovery and the end of de Gaulle's Republic
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
