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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Main Author: Kuisel, Richard F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International relations.
Public opinion, French.
Public opinion.
Civilization > American influences.
Anti-Americanism.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Opinion publique > France.
Antiamericanisme > France.
Public opinion > France.
Anti-Americanism > France.
United States.
France.
France > Civilisation > Influence americaine.
United States > Foreign public opinion, French.
France > Civilization > American influences.
France > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > France.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (544 pages).
ISBN:9781400839971

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