The French way : how France embraced and rejected American values and power /

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There are over 1,000 McDonald's on French soil. Two Disney theme parks have opened near Paris in the last two decades. And American-inspired vocabulary such as "le weekend" has been absorbed into the French language. But as former French president Jacques Chirac put it: "The U.S....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuisel, Richard F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Anti-Americanism > France.
Public opinion > France.
Antiaméricanisme > France.
Opinion publique > France.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Anti-Americanism.
Civilization > American influences.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, French.
International relations.
United States > Relations > France.
France > Relations > United States.
France > Civilization > American influences.
United States > Foreign public opinion, French.
France > Civilisation > Influence américaine.
France.
United States.
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Sumario:There are over 1,000 McDonald's on French soil. Two Disney theme parks have opened near Paris in the last two decades. And American-inspired vocabulary such as "le weekend" has been absorbed into the French language. But as former French president Jacques Chirac put it: "The U.S. finds France unbearably pretentious. And we find the U.S. unbearably hegemonic." Are the French fascinated or threatened by America? They Americanize yet are notorious for expressions of anti-Americanism. From McDonald's and Coca-Cola to free markets and foreign policy, this book looks closely at the conflicts and con
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 487 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400839971
1400839971

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