Overview
If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "great man'' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it, it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right, as a providential figure'', not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office, his wielding of power was, by modern standards, remarkably personal; and his impact on France, and on Europe, was immense. He is a natural subject for Profiles in Power.
- | Author: Andrew Shennan
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Aug 16, 1993
- | Number of Pages: 200 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0582009677
- | ISBN-13: 9780582009677
