De Gaulle

Julian Jackson

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Haus
17 May 2024

Biography: historical, political & military; History

A deep look into Charles de Gaulle's personality and upbringing and how these factors influenced the creation of the Fifth Republic in France.

Charles de Gaulle, savior of France's honor in 1940 and founder of the Fifth Republic, was a man and leader of deep contradictions. A conservative and a Catholic from a monarchist family, he restored democracy on his return to France in 1944, bringing the Communists into his government. An imperialist, he oversaw the final stages of France's withdrawal from its last colonies in the 1960s. As a soldier, he spent much of his career in opposition to France's military establishment. Yet, as Julian Jackson shows in De Gaulle, it was precisely because of these contradictions that he was able to reconcile so many of the conflicting strands in French politics. In 1958, in response to a coup by the French military in Algeria, De Gaulle introduced a new political system, the Fifth Republic, ushering in a period of stability that has been held to the present day.

By: Julian Jackson
Imprint: Haus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913368784
ISBN 10: 1913368785
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 17 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julian Jackson is emeritus professor of history at Queen Mary University of London and one of the foremost British scholars of twentieth-century France. His book A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle won the Duff Cooper Prize. He is a fellow of the British Academy.