Social Change in Modern France: Towards a Cultural Anthropology of the Fifth Republic
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Social Change in Modern France is concerned with the radical transformations which have taken place within French society during the past thirty years. The authors contended that these changes constitute a revolution in French affairs as important as that of 1789. Since the late 1950s the traditional social structures of the Third Republic have been transformed: peasantry and bourgeoisie have disappeared or mutated; the great national institutions of church, army, trade unions and schools have declined or severely weakened, and a late and rapid industrialisation has wrought profound economic changes. Even the French Communist Party has become a virtual irrelevance. All these institutions, so characteristic of French society throughout the Third Republic, have now ceased to be the object of major conflicts and tensions. In their stead local institutions, voluntary associations and the family have acquired a renewed strength and serve as the basic network for social relations and social life.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052139998X
ISBN13:9780521399982
Release Date:March 1991
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"
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Cultural Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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