| Description |
1 online resource (243 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Revivals Ser |
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Routledge Revivals Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- 1: The French Republican Tradition -- Introduction -- The Historical Perspective of French Politics -- 2: The Background of the Social Order -- Peasant Origins -- Regional Sectionalism and the Influence of Paris -- Social Class -- The Church -- The Administrative and Cultural Centralisation of Modern France -- 3: The Constitution -- 4: The Executive -- The Presidency of the Republic -- The Government |
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The Working of the Executive in the Fifth Republic -- Conclusion -- 5: The Legislature -- General Principles of Organisation of Parliament in the Fifth Republic -- Scope of Legislation -- The Legislative Struggle -- The Vote of Censure -- The Constitutional Council and Executive-Legislative Relations -- Conclusion -- 6: Political Parties -- General Characteristics of the French Party System -- The Communist Party -- The Socialist Party -- The Radical Socialist Party and the Centre-Left Groups -- The Conservative Groups, Independents and Peasants |
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The Christian Democrats (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) -- The Gaullists : Rassemblement du Peuple Français and Union pour la Nouvelle République -- Conclusion -- 7: The Administration, The Judiciary, and Local Government -- The Administration -- The Judiciary -- Local Government -- Conclusion -- 8: Governments, Groups and Social and Economic Policy -- The State as Planner -- The State and Business -- The Government and Agriculture -- Trade Unions, The Government, and Industrial Relations -- Social Security -- Conclusion -- 9: From Union to Community and Beyond |
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French Colonial Policy in Perspective. The French Union of 1946 -- The Community -- Algeria -- 10: Foreign Policy -- Early Postwar French Foreign Policy -- The Foreign Policy of the Fourth Republic -- Foreign Policy in the Fifth Republic -- 11: Problems of the Future -- Appendix: The French Constitution -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Godfrey, E. Drexel, Jr
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| ISBN |
9781000877717 |
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100087771X |
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