UID:
almahu_9949386479102882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 456 pages)
ISBN:
9781000214956
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1000214958
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9781000215038
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1000215032
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9781003098751
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1003098754
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9781000214994
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1000214990
Series Statement:
Routledge historical biographies
Content:
In this new biography, Andrew Knapp concisely dissects each of the major controversies surrounding General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French during the Second World War and President of France from 1959 to 1969. From the beginning of de Gaulle's military career in 1909 to an analysis of legacies and myths after his death in 1970, this study examines the path by which the French came to honour him as the greatest Frenchman of all time, and as the twentieth century's pre-eminent world statesman. In each chapter, Knapp analyses de Gaulle's participation in key events such as the development of France's resistance against Nazi Germany, the decolonisation of Algeria, the birth of the French Fifth Republic, and the gigantic upheaval of May 1968. Simultaneously, this study questions de Gaulle's actions and motives throughout his life. By exploring the justification of the contemporary de Gaulle myth', Knapp concludes by shedding new light on the influence of de Gaulle in the political culture of twenty-first-century France. Through careful analysis of primary sources as well as recent scholarship, this biography is an invaluable source for scholars and students of modern history, the history of France, political institutions, and international relations.
Note:
De Gaulle before Gaullism, 1890-1940 -- Allies and Rivals: De Gaulle, the Free French and their Partners -- Free France: Foundations, 1940-42 -- Towards a provisional government, 1942-44 -- Liberation and Recognition, June-October 1944 -- The Liberation Government, October 1944-January 1946 -- A Study in Failure, 1946-58 -- The Return, 1958 -- Setting an example? De Gaulle, decolonisation and the Third World -- De Gaulle's constitution and the politics of presidential primacy -- Superpowers and bombs -- De Gaulle's Europe -- May 1968: Economy, Society, and the Limits of Presidential Power -- Departure, Death, Afterlives, 1968-2020.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Knapp, Andrew. Charles de Gaulle. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 ISBN 9781138839182
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003098751
