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Ethnicity & Equality: France in the Balance by Azouz Begag Publisher Comments In the fall of 2005 the streets of France were rocked by civil disturbances on a scale unseen for decades. Only months earlier Azouz Begag, Frances first minister for equal opportunities and first-ever cabinet minister of North African immigrant origin... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Social Change in Modern France: Towards a Cultural Anthropology of the Fifth Republic by Henri Mendras and Alistair Cole Publisher Comments Social Change in Modern France is a concise and lucid account of the profound transformations that have reshaped French society over the past thirty years. The authors show how the characteristic institutions of the Third Republic have been weakened... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year with Nicolas Sarkozy by Yasmina Reza Publisher Comments An enormous success in France and a media sensation around the world, Yasmina Rezas Dawn, Dusk or Night will startle English-language readers with its utterly unorthodox (and candid and witty) portrait of a man in his quest for ultimate power. In... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Changing French Political System by Robert (edt) Elgie Publisher Comments Examining the nature of the Fifth Republic after its first 42 years, this study looks at the challenges posed by new parties and new expressions of political mobilization. Entrenched policy routines are being undermined by the emergence of new actors and... (read more) List Price $63.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Developments in French Politics 2 by Alain Guyomarch Publisher Comments The new edition of this text on French politics brings together a new set of specially commissioned chapters covering Chirac's presidency, the 1997 election, the subsequent "cohabitation" and the impact of the Jospin government. The book explores the... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wind from the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s by Richard Wolin Publisher Comments "Most accounts of 1968 in Paris are either bathed in nostalgia or marinated in disappointment. We are thus all in Richard Wolin's debt for his careful and dispassionate account of those years. The Wind from the East is by far the best history I have read... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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France Since the Popular Front: Government and People 1936-1996 by Maurice Larkin Publisher Comments This comprehensive and readable history of contemporary France sets the changing fortunes of government and people in a broad, international context. Larkin details the evolution of French political life from the short-lived Third and Fourth Republics to... (read more) List Price $90.95 Your price: $37.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wind from the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s by Richard Wolin Publisher Comments "Most accounts of 1968 in Paris are either bathed in nostalgia or marinated in disappointment. We are thus all in Richard Wolin's debt for his careful and dispassionate account of those years. The Wind from the East is by far the best history I have read... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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France in an Age of Globalization by Hubert Védrine Publisher Comments This provocative book takes the form of a dialogue between French Foreign Minister Hubert Vdrine and international relations expert Dominique Mosi. Vdrine expresses his frank views of the U.S. "hyperpower," Frances role in the world, Europes future, the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Contemporary France: Politics and Society since 1945 by David L. Hanley Publisher Comments Sets the working of the French political system in its historical, social and economic context.... (read more) Your price: $38.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Francois Mitterrand: A Study in Political Leadership by Alistair Cole Publisher Comments This fully updated paperback edition will be invaluable for students of contemporary European politics as well as those interested in the career of one of post-war Europe's leading statesmen.... (read more) List Price $63.95 Your price: $1.75 Used - Trade Paper
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Why the French Don't Like Headscarves : Islam, the State, and Public Space (07 Edition) by John R. Bowen Publisher Comments "This book casts a great deal of light on the events leading up to the French law banning Muslim headscarves in schools. Bowen takes us through the strange and often distorted debate that culminated in the decision to pass a new law. He shows the roots... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Testimony: France, Europe, and the World in the Twenty-First Century by Nicolas Sarkozy Publisher Comments In this important book from the newly elected president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy sets forth his personal vision of France's role in world affairs and his plans for modernizing the country and equipping it for the twenty-first century. With unusual... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology #98: Education and Identity in Rural France by Deborah Reed Danahay Publisher Comments In an ethnographic study of a remote community in the Auvergne, Dr Reed-Danahay challenges conventional views about the French school system.... (read more) List Price $127.25 Your price: $11.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949 by Antony Beevor Publisher Comments In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The French Challenge: Adapting to Globalization by Philip H Gordon Publisher Comments The French Challenge deals with France's effort to adapt to globalization and its consequences for France's economy, cultural identity, domestic politics, and foreign relations. By examining a wide variety of possible measures of globalization and... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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France in an Age of Globalization by Hubert Vedrine Publisher Comments This provocative book takes the form of a dialogue between French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine and international relations expert Dominique Moisi. In this frank conversation, Vedrine spells out his vision of the U.S. hyperpower, France's role in the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.48 Used - Trade Paper
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The Meaning of Sarkozy by Alain Badiou Publisher Comments Alain Badiou, France's leading radical theorist and commentator, dissects the Sarkozy phenomenon in this sharp, focused intervention. He argues that the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President does not necessarily signal a crucial turning point in... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Politics in France by Charles Hauss Book News Annotation This work by Hauss (public and international affairs, George Mason U.) is an introductory textbook on French politics. He approaches the topic from within a relatively standard format, first offering chapters that provide an overview of political and... (read more) List Price $67.25 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Testimony: France in the Twenty-First Century by Nicolas Sarkozy Publisher Comments A leading French presidential candidate offers an outspoken, thought-provoking look at his vision for the future of France, criticizing the government of Jacques Chirac and presenting his own take on the problems facing France: immigration, integration... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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