Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong : Why We Love France, But Not the French

Introduction vii Part I: Spirit 1(112) Meet the Aborigines 3(12) The Land on Their Mind 15(16) Private Space 31(16) Grandeur Is Better 47(14) The Art of Eloquence 61(14) Until-the-Bitter-End-Ism 75(10) World War II: The Unforgotten War 85(16) Algeria: The Unacknowledged War 101(12) Part II: Structure 113(166) The Penchant for Absolutism 115(10) The State: One for All, and All for One 125(18) Dogs, Towns, and Local Government 143(18) Strong Language 161(16) Elite Education 177(14) The Enarchy 191(14) In the Name of the Law 205(16) Civil Society: Invisible Helping Hands 221(12) The Choreography of Protest 233(14) Redistributing Wealth 247(14) Economic Interventionism: The State Will Do 261(18) Part III: Change 279(61) The World According to France 281(14) The French Melting Pot 295(18) New Checks and Balances 313(12) The Meaning of Europe 325(15) Afterword 340(4) Appendix 1: France's Changing Regimes 344(2) Appendix 2: ENA Postings 346(1) Index 347(5) About the Authors 352