The French Left and the Fifth Republic: The Discourses of Communism and Socialism in Contemporary France

The French Left and the Fifth Republic: The Discourses of Communism and Socialism in Contemporary France
ISBN-10
1349197416
ISBN-13
9781349197415
Category
Political Science
Pages
299
Language
English
Published
1989-02-06
Publisher
Springer
Author
John Gaffney

Description

An examination of the ways in which the French Left adapted, through a series of transformations, to the exigencies of presidentialism and the myths which underpin it. The study aims to illustrate the crucial role played by language in the political practice of representative democracy.

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