Contemporary France: v. 2
A Review of Interdisciplinary Studies
Published on 1. July 1988
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-86187-964-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, covering the events and developments of 1987, is the second in the series; it aims to review key changes in France for readers whose specialized knowledge requires reinforcement in the shape of information and comment on other related areas of French society and culture.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-86187-964-9 (9780861879649)
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Content
Part 1 The year in view: review of the year 1987, Peter Morris; unions versus government - first blood to the government, Rene Mouriaux and Jacques Capdevielle; the AIDS crisis - social mutations and political footballs, Mairi Maclean; Gorbachev and the diplomatic revolution, Jolyon Howorth. Part 2 An end to French exceptionalism: from fashion-setter to fashion-follower in Europe - the demise of French distinctiveness, Jack Hayward; the Atlantic influence and the mellowing of French identity, Diana Pinto; round table on French exceptionalism, Michel Crozier et al. Part 3 The Socialist quinquennium - failed opportunities: the Mitterrand government and the French civil service, Anne Stevens; the lingering death of economic nationalism, Michael Rose. Part 4 State of the Art: sociology and the end of certainty, Francois Chazel.