Republican France - (Contributions in Political Science) by Peggy A Phillips (Hardcover)

About the Book

Will French mainstream political parties and republican institutions survive extreme religious and racist movements on the right and left in the future? This short political history of France since the 1960s examines the impact of student revolts, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Algerian fundamentalists, and demographic and generational changes to define critical issues at the center of political debate in France today. Political scientists, historians, scholars in French studies, business people concerned with France, and general readers will benefit from this analysis of the contemporary French political scene.

Book Synopsis

Will French mainstream political parties and republican institutions survive extreme religious and racist movements on the right and left in the future? This short political history of France since the 1960s examines the impact of student revolts, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Algerian fundamentalists, and demographic and generational changes to define critical issues at the center of political debate in France today. Political scientists, historians, scholars in French studies, business people concerned with France, and general readers will benefit from this analysis of the contemporary French political scene.

Review Quotes

?Phillips's monograph is important not simply for specialists of modern France or Europe, but also for scholars across disciplines researching other national and chronological arenas. Phillips provides a model of successful analyses of complex human realities, and her succinct prose demonstrates that complexity does not preclude lucidity. The excellent select bibliography will usefully guide researchers at all levels.?-Choice

"Phillips's monograph is important not simply for specialists of modern France or Europe, but also for scholars across disciplines researching other national and chronological arenas. Phillips provides a model of successful analyses of complex human realities, and her succinct prose demonstrates that complexity does not preclude lucidity. The excellent select bibliography will usefully guide researchers at all levels."-Choice

About the Author

PEGGY ANNE PHILLIPS, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Wallenberg Research and Student Center at the University of Miami has specialized in French political and economic history since World War II. Her published works include Modern France: Theories and Realities of Planning (1987)