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050 00 $aJN2826$b.S65 2009
082 00 $a328.44/071$222
100 1 $aSmith, Paul,$d1963-
245 14 $aThe Senate of the Fifth French Republic /$cPaul Smith.
260 $aBasingstoke [England] ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2009.
300 $axiv, 225 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aFrench politics, society and culture series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted (since 1958) to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity through its special relationship with the fundamental building block of French political culture -- local government -- by placing itself at the heart of the continuing debate over decentralization and the Jacobin state"--Provided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction * PART ONE * Casting the Mould * De Gaulle and the Senate * A More or Less Significant Other * A Dysfunctional Anomaly * PART TWO * Departments, Seats and Colleges * 'L'e;lu des Élus': Becoming a Senator * 'Une Courtoisie Meurtrière': Being a Senator * Political Balance in the Senate * 'Une Chambre de la De;centralisation ?' * Conclusion - the Senate Beyond 2008 Introduction * PART ONE * Casting the Mould * De Gaulle and the Senate * A More or Less Significant Other * A Dysfunctional Anomaly * PART TWO * Departments, Seats and Colleges * 'L'e;lu des Élus': Becoming a Senator * 'Une Courtoisie Meurtrière': Being a Senator * Political Balance in the Senate * 'Une Chambre de la De;centralisation ?' * Conclusion - the Senate Beyond 2008.
610 10 $aFrance.$bParlement (1946- ).$bSénat$xHistory.
651 0 $aFrance$xPolitics and government$y1958-