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France and the World since 1870 (Paperback, New)
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France and the World since 1870 (Paperback, New)
Series: International Relations and the Great Powers
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This study charts France's relations with the rest of the world
over the whole of the 20th century. Those relations are
characterized by remarkable degrees of continuity in terms of how
France perceives herself, how she perceives others and how she
believes the two should interact. In short, France's relations with
the rest of the world are an example of a tremendous
over-investment in grandeur. Yet throughout the 20th century France
showed remarkable resilience in maintaining her great power status
in the face of repeated setbacks and defeats internally and
externally. Despite her decline to a medium-sized power, like
Britain, she has continued to "punch above her weight". This work
analyses the deep forces that have shaped France's international
relations, from material aspects such as geography, demography and
economics to more abstract features of France's national identity
such as notions of the state, the civilizing mission and ideas of
grandeur. A series of thematic chapters spanning the whole of the
20th century look at how foreign policy is formulated and executed,
the nature of strategy and defence, France's allies and
adversaries, the civilizing mission and cultural dipl
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