The Republic of de Gaulle 1958–1969 (The Cambridge History of Modern France, Series Number 8)

The Republic of De Gaulle covers the momentous eleven-year ascendancy of Charles de Gaulle as President of the newly established Fifth Republic. Serge Berstein analyzes important constitutional, political and socio-economic changes and De Gaulle's remarkable foreign policy. He concludes with an examination of De Gaulle's eventual fall, with an entire chapter on 1968. The work contains all the standard features that have helped this series to establish itself as the premier multivolume account of modern France. The Republic Of De Gaulle Offers A Comprehensive Account - The Fullest Yet Available In English - Of The Eleven Years That Followed The Establishment Of The Fifth Republic In 1958. Serge Berstein Analyses The New Constitutional And Political System That Emerged Under De Gaulle, And Shows How France Was Able To Disengage From The War. He Then Conducts A Detailed Analysis Of The Socio-economic Changes Wrought During This Period, And Discusses The Ambitions, Achievements And Failures Of De Gaulle's Highly Individualistic Foreign Policy. In The Final Section, Professor Berstein Traces The Decline Of De Gaulle's Ascendancy, From The Election Of 1965 To His Eventual Resignation In 1969. A Separate Chapter Is Devoted To The Momentous Events Of 1968, Which Are Located Within The Overall Context Of French Politics And Society During This Period. In Conclusion, The Author Assesses The Contribution Of A Remarkable Political Leader To The No Less Remarkable Changes That Took Place In France During His Presidency. This Volume, The Eighth To Appear In The Cambridge History Of Modern France, Is Lucidly Translated By Peter Morris, And Is Complete With A Chronology And English-language Bibliography. 1. The Two Foundings Of The Fifth Republic. 1. The Compromise Of 1958. 2. The Problem Of Algeria. 3. The Political Evolution Of The Regime And The Crisis Of 1962 -- 2. Charles De Gaulle And 50 Million French People. 4. The Institutional And Political Framework. 5. The Golden Age Of Growth. 6. The Birth Of A Consumer Society. 7. The Policy Of Grandeur: A World Design? -- 3. The Twilight Of De Gaulle's Republic. 8. Early Symptoms Of A Waning Power. 9. The Crisis Of 1968. 10. Failed Recovery And The End Of De Gaulle's Republic -- Conclusion: Charles De Gaulle And France's Entry Into Modernity. Serge Berstein ; Translated By Peter Morris. Translation Of: La France De Lʾexpansion. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 246-255) And Index. Contents Illustrations Tables Abbreviations Chronological summary 1 The compromise of 1958 2 The problem of Algeria 3 The political evolution of the regime and the crisis of 1962 4 The institutional and political framework 5 The golden age of growth 6 The birth of a consumer society 7 The policy of grandeur: a world design? 8 Early symptoms of a waning power 9 The crisis of 1968 10 Failed recovery and the end of de Gaulle’s Republic Conclusion: Charles de Gaulle and France’s entry into modernity Bibliography English-language bibliography Index