2nd Edition

Contemporary France Politics and Society since 1945

384 Pages
by Routledge

Many recent studies of French politics have tended to concentrate on the French political system in isolation. Contemporary France aims to set the working of the French political system into its historical, social and economic context. The first section gives a succinct description of the main developments since 1944 in all major contexts - economy, society, domestic politics and foreign... Read more
1 The French experience since 1944 2 The structures of contemporary France 3 The political framework 4 Political forces 5 External relations 6 The education system

Biography

D.L. Hanley, A.P. Kerr, N.H. Waites

`A mine of information.' - Peter Morris, British Book News

`... a mine of information and intelligent comment ... a lucid and stimulating introduction to contemporary French politics and society.' - Modern and Contemporary France