Policy Press

Understanding France

By Helen Drake

Published

Apr 1, 2025

Page count

240 pages

ISBN

978-1529229950

Dimensions

216 x 140 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Apr 1, 2025

Page count

240 pages

ISBN

978-1529229943

Dimensions

216 x 140 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Apr 1, 2025

Page count

240 pages

ISBN

978-1529229967

Dimensions

216 x 138 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Helen Drake is Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (IDIG), and Chair in French and European Studies at Loughborough University.

Introduction

1. History and Legacies

2. France and the French

3. Politics and Political Culture

4. Government, Policy-Making and the Republican State

5. A Social French Republic

6. Culture and Identity

7. Economy and Business

8. France in the World

9. Conclusions