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Shennan, Andrew
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De Gaulle e-bog
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If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "e;great man' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it, it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right, as a ``providential figure', not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office, his wielding of power was, by modern standards, remarkably personal; a…
If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "e;great man' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it, it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right, as a ``providential figure', not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office, his wielding of power was, by modern standards, remarkably personal; and his impact on France, and on Europe, was immense. He is a natural subject for Profiles in Power.
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
14.01.2014
Længde
200 sider
Genrer
1DDF
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781317901976
If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "e;great man' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it, it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right, as a ``providential figure', not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office, his wielding of power was, by modern standards, remarkably personal; and his impact on France, and on Europe, was immense. He is a natural subject for Profiles in Power.