Francois Mitterrand: A Study in Political Leadership - Brossura

Cole, Alistair

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ISBN 10: 0415163366 ISBN 13: 9780415163361

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1997

Riassunto

Francois Mitterrand is one of France's most famous twentieth-century politicians, yet interpretations of his values and leadership vary widely.
Alistair Cole's in depth study starts with a chronological overview of Mitterrand's career, and proceeds with a policy-based assessment of Mitterrand's presidency. By evaluating Mitterrand's policies in relation to various key roles such as the party leader, the President, the dispenser of patronage, the European statesman and the World Leader, this book places his leadership in comparative perspective, and offers a new understanding of him as an individual political leader.
This fully up dated 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.

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Francois Mitterrand is an in-depth, thematic appraisal of the long-serving President's political leadership. Alistair Cole provides a lucid appreciation of the development of French polity during the entire postwar period. His portrayal of Mitterrand as an individual political leader is thus placed in the context of the French political system. Cole contends that in most respects Mitterrand's leadership was of a reactive variety: throughout his presidency he was forced to address agendas he had not selected, and react to events he had not predicted. Francois Mitterrand: A Study in Political Leadership begins with a chronological overview of Mitterrand's career until 1981, and proceeds with a policy-based assessment of his presidency from 1981-93, before attempting to make sense of his highly complex political persona. Mitterrand's leadership is then appraised in relation to various key themes and placed in comparative perspective. The book will be valuable to anyone interested in the career of one of Europe's leading statesmen, and will be of particular interest to students of contemporary French politics.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0415163366
• ISBN 13: 9780415163361
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 228