Degaulle to Mitterrand: President Power in France

by Martin Harrison, J.E.S. Hayward, Howard Machin, et al.

Book Overview

It is generally agreed that the new-style presidency is the key institution of the French Fifth Republic in that it helps to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the political system--something that France has been seeking since the Revolution of 1789.
Yet, paradoxically, no comprehensive study of the French presidential phenomenon exists. The accumulated experience of 1959-1991, extending over the terms of de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814733565
• ISBN13: 9780814733561
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"