8vo. Full black cloth. xv, 431 pp., [12 pp.] B&W photos. Light wear to tail edge of rear board. Small light stains to fore edge of text block. Paper is age toned. Light bumping to extremities of dust jacket. The Fourth Republic, inaugurated in the autumn of 1946 after de Gaulle's resignation as head of the provisional post-war government, was one of the most turbulent and fascinating periods of a modern French history. In this lucid, witty account, Frank Giles charts the complexities of of post-war French politics with immense skill, focusing on both the men and the issues which dominated the Fourth Republic. Seller Inventory # 007779

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Title: The Locust Years: The Story of the Fourth ...

Publisher: Secker and Warburg, London

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition.

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