France in the new century : portrait of a changing society
1999, First Edition. London : Viking. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #476314
ISBN: 0670883603
Physical description; x, 757 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-739) and index. Contents; Introduction – Paradoxes of the economic 'miracle' – Social progress, but scares about welfare, jobs, racism – Regions against Paris: renewal and reform – Booming modern agriculture – but can the small farmer survive? – Culture and intellectuals: vigorous performing arts – but where is the new creativity? – Educational reform: equality versus elitism – Private and leisure life: new freedoms, new hedonism – France, Europe and the world – Conclusion: La morosité and beyond. Subjects; France – Politics and government – 1945-. France – Social conditions – 1945-1995. France – Social conditions – 1995-. France – Economic conditions – 1945-.
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