Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities

The Fifth French Republic is a study of modern French politics and history, discussing the five presidents who span from 1959 to the present--Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valry Giscard d''Estang, Francois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac.

Philip Thody examines the importance of the similarities between the five men for an understanding of the general and political culture of France; the similar...