JOHN GAFFNEY Professor of Politics at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

"The book is written in a very engaging way and students of French politics will certainly find that it summarises extremely well some of the key developments in the Fifth Republic.'- West European Politics

• 1958: The Gaullist Settlement and French Politics 1958-1968: The Consolidation and Evolution of the Fifth Republic 1968 and its Aftermath 1969-1974: Gaullism Without de Gaulle 1974-1981: The Giscard Years 1981-1988: From the République Sociale to the République Française 1988-2002: The Long Decade of Vindictiveness, Miscalculations, Defeat, Farce, Good Luck, Good Government, and Catastrophe The Presidential Election of 2007 Conclusion

JOHN GAFFNEY Professor of Politics at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

"The book is written in a very engaging way and students of French politics will certainly find that it summarises extremely well some of the key developments in the Fifth Republic.'- West European Politics

• 1958: The Gaullist Settlement and French Politics 1958-1968: The Consolidation and Evolution of the Fifth Republic 1968 and its Aftermath 1969-1974: Gaullism Without de Gaulle 1974-1981: The Giscard Years 1981-1988: From the République Sociale to the République Française 1988-2002: The Long Decade of Vindictiveness, Miscalculations, Defeat, Farce, Good Luck, Good Government, and Catastrophe The Presidential Election of 2007 Conclusion