Atlantic Reverberations: French Representations of an American Presidential Election

The 2004 US election provided French citizens and their media with a springboard for re-conceiving ?self? and ?other?. Given its prominent opposition to recent US foreign policy such as the invasion of Iraq, a volley of insults and caustic remarks reverberated between France and the US. French observers linked the Bush administration?s policies to particular groups and regions within the US, to a democratic deficit, to a perceived threat of US collapse and to the need for a stronger Europe. By examining how the French mediaAtlantic Reverberations: French Representations of an American Presidential Election By: Adams, Paul C, Dr Publisher: Ashgate Print ISBN: 9780754670230, 0754670236 other ISBNs: 9780754683285, 0754683281