Our Friends the French
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Examines the underlying reasons for strained French-American relations during the de Gaulle years, relating them to the French "character," conflicts among the French themselves, and historical causes dating back to the American Revolution. Proposes that France yearns for its grandeur of the eighteenth century and resents the vulgar intrusion of twentieth century ideas and forms, especially as represented by the United States. Considers the conflicts surrounding France's desire to be an atomic power, American investment in and influence over its businesses, its demand for U.S. gold to balance payments, and its concern over the "brain drain" to the United States.
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Examines the underlying reasons for strained French-American relations during the de Gaulle years, relating them to the French "character," conflicts among the French themselves, and historical causes dating back to the American Revolution. Proposes that France yearns for its grandeur of the eighteenth century and resents the vulgar intrusion of twentieth century ideas and forms, especially as represented by the United States. Considers the conflicts surrounding France's desire to be an atomic power, American investment in and influence over its businesses, its demand for U.S. gold to balance payments, and its concern over the "brain drain" to the United States., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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