Political Leadership in France : From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy /

Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958: The drama surrounding the Fourth Republic's collapse, and the focus upon an exceptional individual meant that de Gaulle was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents who came after him have ea...

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Main Author: Gaffney, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:French politics, society, and culture series.
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Summary:Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958: The drama surrounding the Fourth Republic's collapse, and the focus upon an exceptional individual meant that de Gaulle was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents who came after him have each capitalized on their own political 'persona.'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 258 pages)
ISBN:9780230274785
DOI:10.1057/9780230274785