The Fifth French Republic
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The Fifth French Republic

  1. 260 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Fifth French Republic

About this book

At the time of its founding, few predicted that the Fifth Republic would survive. It is a regime whose obituary has been written several times over, but which stubbornly refuses to die. Adopting a chronological framework, this up-to-date study examines how the regime emerged out of the chaos of the Algerian crisis, how its political evolution has been very different from that envisaged by de Gaulle, and why it has endured. Nicholas Atkin explains the success of the Fifth Republic but likewise illustrates the underlying problems within it. As the 2002 presidential elections have shown, although there is little prospect of regime change, liberal democracy is not in a particularly healthy state. While the political narrative takes centre stage, Atkin also explores the key social, economic and international developments which have shaped the modern history of France and affected its standing both in Europe and the rest of the world.

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Information

Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780333650578
eBook ISBN
9780230801844
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: La Coagulation: The Fourth Republic, 1944–1958
  7. Chapter 2: La Crise: The Founding of the Fifth, 1958–62
  8. Chapter 3: La Consolidation: De Gaulle’s Republic, 1963–1967
  9. Chapter 4: Le Contestation: 1968
  10. Chapter 5: La Confiance: Pompidou and Giscard, 1969–81
  11. Chapter 6: Le Caméléon: The Mitterrand Presidencies, 1981–1995
  12. Chapter 7: Le Chagrin: Chirac’s Presidency, 1995–2002
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index