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ID116644
Title ProperComparative stupidity
LanguageENG
AuthorConnelly, Ryan
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)It seems unlikely that a statesman like Georges Clemenceau could be elected in the West today. The son of a political activist, Clemenceau was sent to Paris for an education in medicine, but quickly became immersed in radical politics. He wrote for and founded several journals that attacked the regime of Napoleon III. He served one 73-day stint in prison, decided that was enough, and sought refuge in America just after he received his medical licence. He returned to France after its loss in the Franco-Prussian war, participated in the Paris Commune, and was one of the intellectual leaders of the movement to revenge the loss to Germany known as revanchisme. Early on, he was nicknamed 'Le Tigre' after his fierce style of debate, a reputation that followed him all the way to the office of prime minister.
`In' analytical NoteSurvival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.6; Dec-Jan 2012: p.49-56.
Journal SourceSurvival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.6; Dec-Jan 2012: p.49-56.
Key WordsClemenceau ;  Radical Politics ;  Napoleon III ;  Franco - Prussian War ;  Paris Commune ;  Germany ;  United States ;  League of Nations


 
 
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