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Rarely has such a clear book been written about the big issue of the day in France. Avoiding the usual stereotypes and polemics, Gordon and Meunier pulverize a number of cliches, beginning with that of a France incapable of adapting to globalization. Pascal Riche, Liberation | The authors have done a fine job of undermining American cliches about present-day France both by explaining the historical and intellectual roots of French resistance to globalization and by showing how successful France has been in adapting to its challenges without thereby becoming Americanized. Stanley Hoffmann, Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University | Anyone wanting a primer on contemporary France or an intelligent exegesis of the Franco-American dynamic will find The French Challenge a lively read. Celia Whitaker, Foreign Affairs | This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with excellent quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed.... Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting [the French] case and its reality to the world. Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science | This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with interesting quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed. Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting its case and its reality to the world. Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science | Phillip Gordon and Sophie Meunier have produced a short but comprehensive guide to the major issues confronting France in its struggle to cope with the dynamics of globalization. David L. Cleeton, Oberlin College and College of Europe, Modern and Contemporary France | It's no wonder that the French translation of the book has won awards (Notably the 2002 France-Amerique prize) and widespread praise....[Godon and Meunier's] brief book is an outstanding evaluation of French realities, as opposed to French rhetorical flourishes. Regina Karp, Old Dominion University, Contemporary Security Policy | This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism. Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University | The challenge of globalization is particularly complex in France, where tradition, culture, and a strong sense of national identity clash with the realities of market liberalization. Gordon and Meunier provide a nuanced portrait that reveals the myriad factors underlying the country's efforts often more successful than most outsiders realize to adapt to life in an ever more integrated world. Felix G. Rohatyn, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1997 -2000 | This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism. Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, author of Fuzzy Math

Rarely has such a clear book been written about the big issue of the day in France. Avoiding the usual stereotypes and polemics, Gordon and Meunier pulverize a number of cliches, beginning with that of a France incapable of adapting to globalization. --Pascal Riche, Liberation The authors have done a fine job of undermining American cliches about present-day France both by explaining the historical and intellectual roots of French resistance to globalization and by showing how successful France has been in adapting to its challenges without thereby becoming Americanized. --Stanley Hoffmann, Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University Anyone wanting a primer on contemporary France or an intelligent exegesis of the Franco-American dynamic will find The French Challenge a lively read. --Celia Whitaker, Foreign Affairs This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with excellent quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed... Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting [the French] case and its reality to the world. --Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with interesting quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed. Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting its case and its reality to the world. --Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science Phillip Gordon and Sophie Meunier have produced a short but comprehensive guide to the major issues confronting France in its struggle to cope with the dynamics of globalization. --David L. Cleeton, Oberlin College and College of Europe, Modern and Contemporary France It's no wonder that the French translation of the book has won awards (Notably the 2002 France-Amerique prize) and widespread praise...[Godon and Meunier's] brief book is an outstanding evaluation of French realities, as opposed to French rhetorical flourishes. --Regina Karp, Old Dominion University, Contemporary Security Policy

Rarely has such a clear book been written about the big issue of the day in France. Avoiding the usual stereotypes and polemics, Gordon and Meunier pulverize a number of cliches, beginning with that of a France incapable of adapting to globalization. --Pascal Riche, Liberation The authors have done a fine job of undermining American cliches about present-day France both by explaining the historical and intellectual roots of French resistance to globalization and by showing how successful France has been in adapting to its challenges without thereby becoming Americanized. --Stanley Hoffmann, Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University Anyone wanting a primer on contemporary France or an intelligent exegesis of the Franco-American dynamic will find The French Challenge a lively read. --Celia Whitaker, Foreign Affairs This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with excellent quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed... Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting [the French] case and its reality to the world. --Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with interesting quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed. Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting its case and its reality to the world. --Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science Phillip Gordon and Sophie Meunier have produced a short but comprehensive guide to the major issues confronting France in its struggle to cope with the dynamics of globalization. --David L. Cleeton, Oberlin College and College of Europe, Modern and Contemporary France It's no wonder that the French translation of the book has won awards (Notably the 2002 France-Amerique prize) and widespread praise...[Godon and Meunier's] brief book is an outstanding evaluation of French realities, as opposed to French rhetorical flourishes. --Regina Karp, Old Dominion University, Contemporary Security Policy This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism. --Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University The challenge of globalization is particularly complex in France, where tradition, culture, and a strong sense of national identity clash with the realities of market liberalization. Gordon and Meunier provide a nuanced portrait that reveals the myriad factors underlying the country's efforts --often more successful than most outsiders realize --to adapt to life in an ever more integrated world. --Felix G. Rohatyn, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1997 -2000 This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism. --Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, author of Fuzzy Math

""Rarely has such a clear book been written about the big issue of the day in France. Avoiding the usual stereotypes and polemics, Gordon and Meunier pulverize a number of clichés, beginning with that of a France incapable of adapting to globalization."" —Pascal Riché, Libération |""The authors have done a fine job of undermining American clichés about present-day France both by explaining the historical and intellectual roots of French resistance to globalization and by showing how successful France has been in adapting to its challenges without thereby becoming Americanized."" —Stanley Hoffmann, Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University |""Anyone wanting a primer on contemporary France or an intelligent exegesis of the Franco-American dynamic will find The French Challenge a lively read."" —Celia Whitaker, Foreign Affairs |""This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with excellent quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed.... Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting [the French] case and its reality to the world."" —Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science |""This little gem of a book is a model of scholarship. It is well conceived and executed, full of relevant facts, and studded with interesting quotations. Its American and French coauthors, Philip H. Gordon and Sophie Meunier, aim to be comprehensive, objective, and balanced, and they succeed. Gordon and Meunier have done France, and us, a service by so ably presenting its case and its reality to the world."" —Paul Seaton, Fordham University, Perspectives on Political Science |""Phillip Gordon and Sophie Meunier have produced a short but comprehensive guide to the major issues confronting France in its struggle to cope with the dynamics of globalization."" —David L. Cleeton, Oberlin College and College of Europe, Modern and Contemporary France |""It's no wonder that the French translation of the book has won awards (Notably the 2002 France-Amerique prize) and widespread praise....[Godon and Meunier's] brief book is an outstanding evaluation of French realities, as opposed to French rhetorical flourishes."" —Regina Karp, Old Dominion University, Contemporary Security Policy |""This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism."" —Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University |""The challenge of globalization is particularly complex in France, where tradition, culture, and a strong sense of national identity clash with the realities of market liberalization. Gordon and Meunier provide a nuanced portrait that reveals the myriad factors underlying the country's efforts —often more successful than most outsiders realize —to adapt to life in an ever more integrated world."" —Felix G. Rohatyn, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1997 -2000 |""This is a terrific book, especially for those of us who were wondering how France manages to thrive in the very global economy it denounces. A fine and sympathetic study of the real changes in the French economy and the gap between rhetoric and reality, it is also a useful corrective to American triumphalism."" —Paul R. Krugman, Princeton University, author of Fuzzy Math

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Philip H. Gordon is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. His books include Winning the Right War: The Path to Security for America and the World (Times Books, 2007) and Allies at War: America, Europe, and the Crisis over Iraq (McGraw Hill, 2004).

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