David Howarth is Lecturer in European Politics at Queen Mary College, University of London.Georgios Varouxakis is Lecturer in European Studies at Aston University, Birmingham.

To present the general reader with an acute and critical introduction to the essential facets of a nation, while maintaining a pertinent message throughout, in under 300 pages, is a first-rate achievement. Complete with suggestions for further reading, this book offers a firm grounding in key issues and can be considered a solid platform from which to explore France further. Modern & Contemporary France

• Preface 1. Continuity and Change: Everlasting Past2. French Society Today 3. The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic4. Political forces and representation 5. Citizenship, Nationalism and National Identity 6. Intellectual life 7. Education, Youth and Popular Culture 8. French Economic and Social Policy in an era of growing European and international constraints.9. France, Europe and the World Conclusion References

David Howarth is Lecturer in European Politics at Queen Mary College, University of London.Georgios Varouxakis is Lecturer in European Studies at Aston University, Birmingham.

To present the general reader with an acute and critical introduction to the essential facets of a nation, while maintaining a pertinent message throughout, in under 300 pages, is a first-rate achievement. Complete with suggestions for further reading, this book offers a firm grounding in key issues and can be considered a solid platform from which to explore France further. Modern & Contemporary France

• Preface 1. Continuity and Change: Everlasting Past2. French Society Today 3. The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic4. Political forces and representation 5. Citizenship, Nationalism and National Identity 6. Intellectual life 7. Education, Youth and Popular Culture 8. French Economic and Social Policy in an era of growing European and international constraints.9. France, Europe and the World Conclusion References

David Howarth is Lecturer in European Politics at Queen Mary College, University of London.Georgios Varouxakis is Lecturer in European Studies at Aston University, Birmingham.

To present the general reader with an acute and critical introduction to the essential facets of a nation, while maintaining a pertinent message throughout, in under 300 pages, is a first-rate achievement. Complete with suggestions for further reading, this book offers a firm grounding in key issues and can be considered a solid platform from which to explore France further. Modern & Contemporary France

• Preface 1. Continuity and Change: Everlasting Past2. French Society Today 3. The surprisingly stable Fifth Republic4. Political forces and representation 5. Citizenship, Nationalism and National Identity 6. Intellectual life 7. Education, Youth and Popular Culture 8. French Economic and Social Policy in an era of growing European and international constraints.9. France, Europe and the World Conclusion References