Twilight of the elites : prosperity, the periphery, and the future of France
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DeBevoise, M. B. translator.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
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Brooks Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Mezzanine
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
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Book
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177 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English

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Originally published in French as Le crépuscule de la France d'en haut: Paris : Flammarion, 2016.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-167) and index.
Description
Christophe Guilluy, a French geographer, makes the case that France has become an "American society" - one that is both increasingly multicultural and increasingly unequal. The divide between the global economy's winners and losers in today's France has replaced the old left-right split, leaving many on "the periphery." As Guilluy shows, there is no unified French economy, and those cut off from the country's new economic citadels suffer disproportionately on both economic and social fronts. In Guilluy's analysis, the lip service paid to the idea of an "open society" has emerged in France as a smoke screen meant to hide the emergence of a closed society, walled off for the benefit of the upper classes. The ruling classes in France are reaching a dangerous stage, he argues; without the stability of a growing economy, the hope for those excluded from growth is extinguished, undermining the legitimacy of a multicultural nation.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Guilluy, C., & DeBevoise, M. B. (2019). Twilight of the elites: prosperity, the periphery, and the future of France . Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Guilluy, Christophe and M. B. DeBevoise. 2019. Twilight of the Elites: Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France. Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Guilluy, Christophe and M. B. DeBevoise. Twilight of the Elites: Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France Yale University Press, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Guilluy, Christophe,, and M. B DeBevoise. Twilight of the Elites: Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France Yale University Press, 2019.

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