Beschreibung:
Contemporary France provides an introduction to French society and institutions with a particular focus on political issues. It covers all the basic information, concepts and facts, while giving students a fundamental understanding of political analysis at the same time.
Preface 1. Continuity and Change: Everlasting Past 2. French Society Today 3. The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic 4. Political forces and representation 5. Citizenship, Nationalism and National Identity 6. Intellectual life 7. Education, Youth and Popular Culture 8. French Economic and Social Policy in an era of growing European and international constraints. 9. France, Europe and the World Conclusion References