The French Socialist Party: Resurgence and Victory

Bell, D. S. and Criddle, Byron

ISBN 10: 0198225970 / ISBN 13: 9780198225973

Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1984

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Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xi, 311 pp, abbreviations, b&w map, introduction, Part I. Environment and Strategy: 1. Traditional Constraints; 2. The New Environment of the Fifth Republic; 3. From SFIO to Parti Socialiste; 4. Left Union 1971-1974; 5. 1974-1978: 'L'Unionest un combat'; 6. Discord, Victory and Office 1978-1983. Part II. The New Parti Socialiste: 7. Socialist-Communist Relations; 8. Socialist Policy; 9. Voters, Members, and Leaders; 10. Structures and Currents: conclusion, appendices, bibliography, index. First Edition, 1984. "Understanding the nature of French Socialism is essential in any approach to the problems of government in contemporary France. The interplay of forces within the Socialist Party will be the key factor in the rest of Mitterrand's presidential term; the history and strategy of the Party, as this deeply researched account makes clear, have curcial implications both for the future of the Fifth Republic and for other Western European political systems." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The French Socialist Party: Resurgence and Victory
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198225970
• ISBN 13: 9780198225973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE

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Synopsis

This topical study examines the historic significance of the recent rise to power of the French Socialist party. Newly revised and updated, it traces the transformation of the Party from a marginal group of the Left in 1969 to the party of government following Mitterrand's dramatic victory in 1981. Examining the evolution of party objectives in the long quest for power, and specific areas of party activity, the work demonstrates that while a strategic alliance with the Communists has proved necessary, the Party continues to articulate a middle position of essentially Social Democratic objectives.