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The Mitterrand Years

Legacy and Evaluation

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Mairi Maclean

    1. Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction: The Mitterrand Era in Perspective

      • Mairi Maclean
      Pages 1-19

  4. Europe and Foreign Affairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. EMU and Presidential Leadership under François Mitterrand

      • Kenneth Dyson, Kevin Featherstone
      Pages 89-111

    3. Independence and Interdependence: Foreign Policy over Mitterrand’s Two Presidential Terms

      • Dominique David
      Pages 112-129

  6. History and Biography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. François Mitterrand Between Vichy and the Resistance

      • Eric Duhamel
      Pages 217-232

    3. The Making of a President: Political Culture and Collective Memory in the Morvan

      • Marion Demossier
      Pages 233-245

    4. The Political Leader and his Heritage

      • Alistair Cole
      Pages 246-260
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About this book

A considered look at the Mitterrand presidency as a whole, its place in French history, and the trends for the twenty-first century emerging under Chirac. The fourteen years during which Mitterrand was at the helm ushered in fundamental change in many different domains, as France faced up to new challenges in an increasingly uncertain world. This study evaluates the impact and legacy of the Mitterrand years in the following key areas: the Republic; socialism; Europe and foreign affairs; business and the economy; society; and culture.

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'...the Maclean text is a breath of fresh air. The aim of the book is 'to take a considered look at the Mitterrand presidency as a whole, its place in French history, and the trends for the twenty-first century emerging under Chirac'. The editor, and the organisers of the conference from which it sprang, should be congratulated not just for achieving this aim, and admirably so, but for producing a book which also reflects on the nature of political leadership both in France and more generally in the run up to the millennium.' - Robert Elgie, West European Politics

'[G]oes a long way towards allowing interested readers to come to their own conclusions about a flawed, but never less than fascinating, individual and his era.' - James F. McMillan, Richard Pares Professor of History, Times Literary Supplement

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

    Mairi Maclean

About the editor

Mairi Maclean is Senior Lecturer in French and European Business at Royal Holloway at the University of London.

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