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Contemporary France: Essays and Texts on Politics, Economics and Society

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  • ISBN13:

    9780582381599

  • ISBN10:

    0582381592

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2000-09-14
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Contemporary France is designed specifically for combined language and social science courses. The first edition has proved very popular but is getting out of date, the second edition has been updated to include English survey essays to include boxed biographies, cartoons, photographs & bullet point summaries. At least half of the French texts will be new and additional texts and exercises made available on Web.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables
List of texts
List of abbreviations.Acknowledgements
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
Politics in France
Introduction
The left: swords into social democracy
The right: from standard bearer of the Republic to ordinary political actor
Foreign relations and defence: from colonial imbroglio to quasi-consensus
Conclusion: the death of conflict - a much exaggerated rumour?
Notes
Suggestions for further reading
Texts and exercises.
The French Economy.Introduction
Growth and crisis in the production system
The labour force and the unemployment crisis
Regional revolutions: the geographical distribution of the French economy
International competition: Opening the economy to the rest of the world
Distributing incomes
The changing role of the state and public sector
Conclusion: problems and expectations for the new century
Notes
Suggestions for further reading
Texts and exercises
Contemporary French Society.Introduction
From country to city
Social structure of post-war France
Population, family and social policy
Work, leisure and life-styles
Social institutions: the army, the church, the mass media and the education system
Convergences and differences in French society
Conclusion
Notes
Suggestions for further reading
Texts and exercises
Chronology
Index
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