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Author Jankowski, Paul, 1950- author.

Title Shades of indignation : political scandals in France, past and present / Paul Jankowski
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2007

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Series Berghahn monographs in French studies ; vol. 8
Berghahn monographs in French studies ; vol. 8.
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Notes Chapter 1. Treason ; Treubruch; Lese-majeste; Lese-nation; Crimes against humanity; Notes Chapter 2. Corruption ; Avarice; Peculat; Corruption; Les Affairs; Notes Chapter 3. Injustice ; Equity and monarchy; Equity and nation; Equity and democracy; Equity and the individual Chapter 4. Conclusion Notes; Appendix of scandals; Bibliography; Index
Summary At the end of the twentieth century France found itself in the midst of another scandalous fin de siècle, awash with rumors and revelations of wrongdoing in high places. As the millennium expired, the Republic's servants, some sitting, others retired, received much condemnation, whether welcomed or resented. When taken together, surely les affaires now approximate in political significance (if not in noise or invective) those of the Dreyfus or Panama scandals a century ago? Yet the author argues this is not so. Today, treason has vanished and is slowly giving way to a transgression different in kind, but equivalent in gravamen: the crime against humanity. Corruption is far from disappearing, yet now it inspires resignation rather than indignation - and as such, it has lost its power to scandalize. Jankowski claims that such transformations tell a tale. The state that once aspired to pre-eminence as the sole magnet of loyalty, touchstone of probity, and guarantor of right, has yielded significant ground to the individual who is now more likely to elevate his own dignity and cry scandal on his own behalf. [In these times,] Individualism is de-politicizing the group and [ultimately] diluting the mystique of France, the nation-state par excellence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Political corruption -- France -- History
Misconduct in office -- France -- History
HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
Misconduct in office.
Political corruption.
Political ethics.
SUBJECT France -- Politics and government -- Moral and ethical aspects
Subject France.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780857455383
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