Globalizing de Gaulle : International Perspectives on French Foreign Policies, 1958-1969.

French President Charles de Gaulle (1958-1969) has consistently fascinated contemporaries and historians. His vision--conceived out of national interest--of uniting Europe under French leadership and overcoming the Cold War still remains relevant and appealing. De Gaulle's towering personality...

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Main Author: NUENLIST/LOCHER/MARTIN
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2009.
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Summary:French President Charles de Gaulle (1958-1969) has consistently fascinated contemporaries and historians. His vision--conceived out of national interest--of uniting Europe under French leadership and overcoming the Cold War still remains relevant and appealing. De Gaulle's towering personality and his challenge to US hegemony in the Cold War have inspired a vast number of political biographies and analyses of the foreign policies of the Fifth Republic mostly from French or US angle. In contrast, this book serves to rediscover de Gaulle's global policies how they changed the Cold War. Offering.
Physical Description:1 online resource (327 pages)
ISBN:9780739142509
073914250X
1282561340
9781282561342
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.