Description |
1 online resource (187 pages) |
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French politics, society and culture |
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French politics, society, and culture series
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Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Reforging symbols: the new laicity -- 2. Transmission: the collège and the socle commun -- 3. Government through television: policy and performance -- 4. Memory: history and national identity -- 5. Outward projection: France in the world -- Conclusion |
Summary |
"Culture, understood broadly, lay at the heart of contrasting right-wing strategies for government in France during the pivotal decade of 2002-2012. Looking at issues of political secularism, educational reform, televisual performance, public memory and nation-branding, Ahearne analyses how Presidents Chirac and Sarkozy sought to redefine contemporary French identity. The study extends prevailing conceptions of 'cultural policy', and shows how this constitutes a core dimension, alongside economic and social policies, of modern right-wing government. It traces, over the course of the decade in question, a dramatic hardening of the attitudes and values informing these programmes for cultural hegemony. These reflect enduring transformations in the political and symbolic landscape of contemporary France"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Chirac, Jacques, 1932-2019
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Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
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Chirac, Jacques, 1932-2019 fast |
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Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955- fast |
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Politics and culture -- France -- History -- 21st century
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Conservatism -- France -- History -- 21st century
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Collective memory -- France -- History -- 21st century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Conservatism & Liberalism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Collective memory
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Conservatism
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Cultural policy
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Politics and culture
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SUBJECT |
France -- Cultural policy -- History -- 21st century
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Subject |
France
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781137290991 |
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1137290994 |
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1349450685 |
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9781349450688 |
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