Charles De Gaulle and the media : leadership, TV and the birth of the Fifth Republic /
This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Rep...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the French version of a text originally published in Italian. |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Revised and updated edition. |
| Series: | French politics, society, and culture series.
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| Summary: | This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Republic. A protagonist of European political history of the twentieth century, Charles de Gaulle was a pioneer in the use of mass media. In the Second World War, he had earned the nickname of Général-micro due to his reliance on radio communication. In 1958, he then started an substantive and fruitful use of television, which some of his opponents labelled as 'telecracy.' From difficult beginnings, where he followed the advice of publicity and communication experts, through his masterful television appearances during the dramatic moments of the Algerian War, to the presidential campaign of 1965 and the crisis of May 1968, the author paints a compelling fresco of de Gaulle as the first televsion leader in contemporary European history. The book will appeal to students and scholars interested in the fields of French politics, political communication and political leadership. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783319656410 3319656414 |