Political Leadership in France: From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy (French Politics, Society and Culture)
β Scribed by John Gaffney
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 271
- Series
- French Politics, Society and Culture
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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.'
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