French Politics, Society and Culture: Political Leadership in France: From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy (Paperback)

J Gaffney
Palgrave MacMillan UK
 9780230360372
0-230-36037-8

Gaffney analyzes how de Gaulle came to power in 1958 and how the focus on an exceptional individual meant that he was able to confer a particular style of leadership on the Fifth Republic. The five Presidents.

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who came after him have each capitalized on their own political 'persona.' Including a new preface to the paperback edition.