| The Senate of the Fifth French Republic Contributor(s): Smith, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230008119 ISBN-13: 9780230008113 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted (since 1958) to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity through its special relationship with the fundamental building block of French political culture - local government - by placing itself at the heart of the continuing debate over decentralization and the Jacobin state. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - European - History | Europe - France - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 328.440 |
| LCCN: 2009043402 |
| Series: French Politics, Society and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.51" W x 8.95" (0.89 lbs) 225 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted, since 1958, to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to the President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity. |