Conservative socialism : the decline of radicalism and the triumph of the Left in France / Roger F.S. Kaplan.

Author
Kaplan, Roger F. S. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, ©2003.
Description
xvii, 276 pages ; 24 cm

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    "This work on the decline of French radicalism was conceived after the fall of the Berlin Wall as an essay on the decline and decay of the revolutionary idea in European politics. The theme provided an organizing principle for Roger Kaplan's analysis of the evolution of the French left in the wake of events for which it was politically and intellectually unprepared. Kaplan provides a basis for understanding the performance of a French socialist regime in power, one more uncertain of its mission than at any other time in its history. The paradox of French radicalism is that when it was out of office, it was quite certain about its mission. When it attained power, it lost its sense of mission, and hence its confidence as to the proper uses of power."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
    Contents
    • The Enigma of Francois Mitterrand, I (Le Temps des Roses)
    • France in the 1980s
    • The Left and Its History
    • "Socialists"
    • The Epinay Party
    • The Dream of Changing Life
    • The Reality of Reforming France
    • The Price of the Ticket: Pierre Beregovoy
    • Ecrire [Postmortems]
    • Europe and the Transformation of French Politics
    • The Enigma of Francois Mitterrand, II (Le Temps des Cerises).
    ISBN
    • 0765801604 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780765801609 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2002075685
    OCLC
    51178417
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