| Author: | Andrew Shennan | ISBN: | 9781317901969 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Shennan |
| ISBN: | 9781317901969 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | January 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
