This volume analyzes the notion of the French exception & the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis & political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative & interdisciplinary approach, the book examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism & evaluates its relevance in a changing global context.

Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context.