ISBN:
9780191712265
,
0191712264
,
0199216312
,
9780199216314
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (vi, 381 p.)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. u.d. T. Hayward, Jack, 1931 - 2017 Fragmented France
DDC:
944
Keywords:
Political culture History
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National characteristics, French
;
Political culture History
;
National characteristics, French
;
France Politics and government 1789-1900
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France Politics and government 20th century
;
France History 1789-1900
;
France History 20th century
;
France Intellectual life
;
France Politics and government
;
Frankreich
;
Politische Identität
;
Geschichte 1789-2006
Abstract:
Hayward explores the way in which the French define their identity by opposition to the 'Anglo-Saxons': first England, now America. The prologue explores France's self-image by contrast with the Anglo-American counter-identity.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Tables; Introduction: The Anglo-American Counter-Identity; PART I. THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, 1789-1878; 1. French Identity: The National Search for Retrospective Legitimacy and Unanimity; 2. Intellectual Interpretations and Projections of the French Revolution; 3. Tensions and Trajectories: The Constituents of French Exceptionalism; 4. Enduring Conflicts and Elusive Consensus; 5. A Liberal Democratic Republic Struggles to be Born, 1814-78; PART II. SELECTIVE MEMORY AND STALLED SELF-SCRUTINY SINCE 1878
Description / Table of Contents:
6. Institutional Immobilism, Ideological Ferment, and Reluctant Socio-Economic Modernization7. Adversaries: Partisan Intellectuals and Polarized Political Culture; 8. Adversaries: Polarized and Fragmented Party Politics of the Right; 9. Adversaries on the Left: Revolutionary Rhetoric and Reformist Realities; 10. Embattled Nation: Politicized Army, Imperial Decolonization, and European Integration; 11. Diluting French Political Culture with European Social Liberalism; Epilogue: Confronting the National Identity Crisis; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216314.001.0001
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