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Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese

Categorie	Politiek & Staatsinrichting
Boeknummer	#272752
Titel	Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese
Auteur	Boyles, Denis
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	San Francisco, Encounter Books
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	1594030529
ISBN13	9781594030529
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	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 Ch... (Lees verder)irac -- who have always run the country as a private club, often to the angry dismay of its citizens.
Pagina's	162
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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