22. Charles De Gaulle

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)Uploaded 21-11-08Charles de Gaulle's importance in postwar French political life was matched by his importance in the nation's collective imagination. This authority was consciously contrived by de Gaulle, who wished to bear upon his figurative body the will of the French people to maintain the power of their nation in the face of a political environment characterized by the opposition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Ultimately, de Gaulle's symbolic originality proved more lasting than his political innovations.00:00 - Chapter 1. Current Unrest in the Parisian Suburbs: Villiers-le-Bel, December 200704:48 - Chapter 2. The Death of Charles de Gaulle: Legacy of French Nation 11:22 - Chapter 3. De Gaulle and the Napoleons: The Republican Monarchy26:03 - Chapter 4. Maintaining French Greatness in the Cold War World: Third World Influence and Military39:32 - Chapter 5. A Man above: The Stylistic Unity of de GaulleComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices