GINO RAYMOND studied both French and political science, and his interest in the evolution of French society and culture was honed by teaching in a number of French institutions, including the ...cole Normale Supirieure in Paris. After returning to England he taught at the universities of Bradford, Aston, and is currently lecturing at the University of Bristol. His research has so far resulted in three books: France During the Socialist Years, Andri Malraux: Politics and the Temptation of Myth and the recently completed Historical Dictionary of France. He is currently preparing a study of the French Communist Party since 1945.

... there is a good discussion of frequently neglected topics, such as the press, education, religion, and the politics of language. Choice

• Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on Contributors Introduction The President: Still a 'Republican Monarch?'; G.G.Raymond The Party System: the End of Old Certainties; A.Cole Trade Unions; a New Civil Agenda?; S.Milner The Limits of Economic Dirigisme and Collusion; G.Jones The Press, the PAF and the Decline of Tutelage; J.Forbes Education: from Confessionalism to Consumerism; G.G.Raymond The State and Religion: Rethinking LaIcité; G.Salemohamed Language and Power; D.Ager Decentralizing or Deconstructing the Republic?; G.G.Raymond Index