| Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese Contributor(s): Boyles, Denis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594030529 ISBN-13: 9781594030529 Publisher: Encounter Books OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: Boyles, who has lived and worked in France for several years, examines the internal crises--a falling birthrate, an expanding Muslim minority, economic stagnation, a lessening of international prestige--that have changed the personality of what was once "La Belle France." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Dewey: 944.083 |
| LCCN: 2005042036 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.34" W x 9.46" (0.98 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this bitingly funny and insightful polemic, Boyles, using his knowledge of history and his shrewd eye for current events, examines the internal crises -- a falling birth rate, an expanding Muslim minority, economic stagnation, a lessening of international prestige -- that have changed the personality of what was once 'La Belle France', transforming it into a nation afflicted with status anxiety. He explains how a country that endlessly repeats its credentials as America's oldest ally became one of our most resolute enemies, wielding the biggest weapon in its arsenal -- the European Union -- against the interests of an America that it fears and envies. While making clear his affection for the France of the French people, he targets the France of the ruling elite -- from de Gaulle to Chirac -- who have always run the country as a private club, often to the angry dismay of its citizens. |
