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London England: Methuen & Co. Paperback. Foxing to edge. Slightly sunned spine. This study will form a much-needed replacement to the same author's The Fidth French Republic, which has been a standard textbook on the subject for many years. It is an entirely new book, which looks at the Fifth Republic as it is after 13 to 14 years of existence and evolution, and aftet the death of its founder. By covering the ground in two volumes, Dorothy Pickles has been able to give a much full account of the government and politics of France than was possible in the scope of one book. In this first volume, the author gives a full and clear account of the nature, theory and practice of the French governmental system. She describes the Constitution, the roles of the President and Prime Minister, the electoral system, Parliamentary parties and extra-Parliamentary interest groups. 433 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and…
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