The Reshaping of French Democracy

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-41406-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 523 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1950, this book is a narrative and analytical account of the making of the new French Constitution and views that process in its historical setting. Although the book’s central theme is the constitutional problem, it is in a broader sense concerned with the political forces at work in France since liberation. The 2 years of provisional government from August 1944 to December 1946 brought French politics to a new pitch of complexity. Economic stress, international tension, colonial unrest and personal rivalries sharpened the conflicts among the men who made the constitution. All of these elements went into the formation of the Fourth French Republic and are discussed in the book.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Gordon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. From Mystique to Politique 2. The Third Republic: An Obituary 3. The Republic Underground and Overseas 4. Experiment in Presidential Government: The De Gaulle Period 5. False Start: The First Constituent Assembly 6. Repeat Performance: The Second Constituent Assembly 7. From the Provisional to the Precarious: Launching the Fourth Republic.

Über Autor(innen)

Gordon Wright was head of the history department at Stanford University, USA.