The Government and Politics of France

London England: Hutchinson. Paperback. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. The main purpose of the book is to examine the major political institutions and arrangements of the Fifth Republic, and its emphasizes the diffuse, fragmented, complect and elusive quality of political power. Since the last edition, there have been many important changes in France, which are now covered by the author. These include: The re-election of Mitterand to the Presidency of the Republic. The dramatic decline of the Communist Party and the no less dramatic rise of the extreme right. The consolidation of the Socialist Party as the major party of the regime. The growing fragility of the Right Wing coalition which dominated the first twenty years of the Fifth Republic. Since 1981 France has experienced alternance in 1981, cohabitation in 1986, and the situation of a government without a majority in 1988. No student of French politics can afford to be without Vincent Wright's lively and cogent account of these recent developments. 402 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Soft cover. Third Edition Revised and Updated. 1979.