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- catalog abstract "The Fourth Republic, inaugurated in the autumn of 1946 after de Gaulle's resignation as head of the provisional post-war government, was the most turbulent and fascinating period of modern French history. Under a succession of short-lived governments, battling with seemingly intractable problems at home and abroad and with a fragile balance of power among the leading parties, were laid the foundations of modern France. In this lucid, knowledgeable account, Frank Giles charts the complexities of post-war French politics with immense skill, focusing on both the men and the issues which dominated the Fourth Republic. Chief among the latter were German rearmament and nationalist uprisings in France's former colonies, notably Indochina and Algeria, and among the former Jean Monnet, who revitalized the French economy and established, with the European Coal and Steel Community, the beginnings of the EEC, and Charles de Gaulle, whose brooding presence dominated French politics until he was swept back to power during the extraordinary events of May 1958, when France found itself on the brink of civil war. Frank Giles is exceptionally well qualified to write this story. As The Times correspondent in Paris for much of the period, he had a ringside seat at many of the events he describes.".
- catalog contributor b6268474.
- catalog coverage "France Politics and government 1945-1958.".
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-406) and index.".
- catalog description "The Fourth Republic, inaugurated in the autumn of 1946 after de Gaulle's resignation as head of the provisional post-war government, was the most turbulent and fascinating period of modern French history. Under a succession of short-lived governments, battling with seemingly intractable problems at home and abroad and with a fragile balance of power among the leading parties, were laid the foundations of modern France. In this lucid, knowledgeable account, Frank Giles charts the complexities of post-war French politics with immense skill, focusing on both the men and the issues which dominated the Fourth Republic. Chief among the latter were German rearmament and nationalist uprisings in France's former colonies, notably Indochina and Algeria, and among the former Jean Monnet, who revitalized the French economy and established, with the European Coal and Steel Community, the beginnings of the EEC, and Charles de Gaulle, whose brooding presence dominated French politics until he was swept back to power during the extraordinary events of May 1958, when France found itself on the brink of civil war. Frank Giles is exceptionally well qualified to write this story. As The Times correspondent in Paris for much of the period, he had a ringside seat at many of the events he describes.".
- catalog description "The general comes and goes -- A difficult birth, and an unwelcome christening present -- A brush with Civil war -- Fighting on three fronts -- Light over Europe, storm-clouds elsewhere -- The shadow of German rearmament -- The annus mirabilis of Mendès-France -- A donkey's kick -- The significance of tomatoes -- Plots and plotters -- Journeys of a black citroën -- Epilogue: 'Au revoir, Monsieur Coty'.".
- catalog extent "xv, 431 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0786700564 :".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Carroll & Graf,".
- catalog spatial "France Politics and government 1945-1958.".
- catalog subject "944.082 20".
- catalog subject "DC404 .G53 1994".
- catalog subject "Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 Influence.".
- catalog subject "Monnet, Jean, 1888-1979 Influence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The general comes and goes -- A difficult birth, and an unwelcome christening present -- A brush with Civil war -- Fighting on three fronts -- Light over Europe, storm-clouds elsewhere -- The shadow of German rearmament -- The annus mirabilis of Mendès-France -- A donkey's kick -- The significance of tomatoes -- Plots and plotters -- Journeys of a black citroën -- Epilogue: 'Au revoir, Monsieur Coty'.".
- catalog title "The locust years : the story of the Fourth French Republic, 1946-1958 / Frank Giles.".
- catalog type "text".