Between republic and market
Subtitle: globalisation and identity in contemporary France
By: Sarah Waters
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781441128416; 9781441172082
Subjects: Social aspects; Politics and government; Globalization; Group identity
Description: "The rise of neo-liberal globalisation has posed major challenges for all European countries, identifying itself as the key political tension of the coming era. Yet, it is in France that globalisation has produced the deepest tensions, and it is here that it has generated its greatest political resistance. The author pursues two separate lines of enquiry. First, she considers the influence of French political tradition and an enduring legacy of republicanism in shaping contemporary opposition. If globalisation poses a greater ideological threat in France than elsewhere, this is because it comes into conflict with the foundational values and symbols of the FrenchRepublic. Secondly, she examines contemporary French opposition as a site for political and ideological renewal. Many critics now agree that it is within this emergent movement, rather than within traditional parties, that new forms of political practice and ideology are being invented."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction : republic against market; title: Globalisation and French identity; title: Political leaders : a new civilising mission?; title: French intellectuals : a war of worlds; title: A l'attac : a new political identity for the left; title: Agriculture and identity : the confederation paysanne; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography.