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9781571816849

The French Exception

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  • ISBN13:

    9781571816849

  • ISBN10:

    1571816844

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-02-20
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books

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Summary

The notion of French exceptionalism is deeply embedded in the nation's self-image and in a range of political and academic discourses. Recently, the debate about whether France really is "exceptional" has acquired a critical edge. Against the background of introspection about the nature of "national identity," some proclaim "normalization" and the end of French exceptionalism, while others point to the continuing evidence that France remains distinctive at a number of levels: from popular culture to public policy. This book explores the notion of French exceptionalism, places it in its European context, examines its history and evaluate its continuing relevance in a range of fields from politics and public policy to popular culture and sport.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
List of Abbreviations
x
Introduction xiii
Part I Problematising Exceptionalism
France and Exceptionalism
3(13)
Nick Hewlett
Exceptionalism and Universalism: The Uneasy Alliance in the French-speaking World
16(14)
Margaret A. Majumdar
The Elusive French Exception
30(17)
Sue Collard
Part II Exceptionalism in Politics and Policy
French Communism: An Exceptional Orthodoxy
47(14)
David S. Bell
Does it Make Sense to Treat the Front National as a `French Exception'?
61(15)
Emmanuel Godin
The French Administrative Exception: Change and Resistance
76(15)
Anne Stevens
French Industrial Relations -- Still Exceptional?
91(15)
Nick Parsons
The French Socialists, Dirigisme and the Troubled Europeanisation of Employment Policy
106(15)
Ben Clift
French Foreign and Defence Policy: Exceptional in Methods and Rhetoric?
121(18)
Janet Bryant
Part III Exceptionalism in French Culture, the Media and Sport
Presidential Debates in France: An Example of Americanisation?
139(12)
Sheila Perry
The Myth of Exceptionalism? French Television in a West European Context
151(16)
Raymond Kuhn
Cultural Exception(s) in French Cinema
167(12)
Brigitte Rollet
Sport and Politics: Another French Exception
179(14)
Patrick Mignon
French Intellectuals: the Legendary Exception
193(16)
Michael Kelly
Bibliography 209(26)
Notes on Contributors 235(3)
Index 238

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