Francois Mitterrand A Very French President

Tiersky examines the three major themes of Mitterrand's presidency-socialism, national reconciliation, and the reconstruction of Europe-and shows that on each count, Mitterrand left a decisive mark.

Acknowledgments

ix

Preface

xi

PART ONE Winding Path, Contested Itinerary

Introduction: France's Most Controversial Politician

3

(12)

The Observatory Affair (1959): Mitterrand's Defining Crisis

15

(22)

Mitterrand's World War II: Between Petain and de Gaulle

37

(40)

Government and Opposition, 1945 to 1981: Odyssey or Strategy?

77

(46)

PART TWO The Desire to Make History, 1981 to 1995

Socialism

123

(34)

Europe

157

(58)

Legitimacy and Institutions

215

(32)

PART THREE Credo, Morality, Legacies

Machiavellian Republican

247

(36)

The Existential Mitterrand

283

(24)

Mitterrand and the Human Comedy

307

(34)

Mitterrand Agonistes: Vichy Yet a Last Time (Fall 1994)

341

(30)

Conclusion: Legacies

371

(28)

Notes

399

(26)

Bibliography

425

(7)

Index

432

(7)

About the Author

439

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Francois Mitterrand A Very French President

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