De Gaulle

by Andrew Shennan

Book Overview

If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "great man'' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it, it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right, as a providential figure'', not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office, his wielding of power was, by modern standards, remarkably personal; and his impact on France, and on Europe, was immense. He...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582009677
• ISBN13: 9780582009677
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"