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theoretical concepts in relation to the concrete experience of modern French history. Because of its revolutionary past and its turbulent republican legacy, France is seen to provide a unique case-study for the study of democracy and to illustrate the tension between liberal democracy and more radical democratising impulses. Hewlett also attempts to encompass contemporary political and social themes such as the politics of the Fifth Republic, political corruption, rising abstentions and the role of the ‘nouveaux philosophes’, although in some cases the book stops short of more recent developments (e.g. the re-emergence of leftist intellectual activity since the mid-1990s). With its broad coverage of French history and of more contemporary developments, Hewlett’s book provides an excellent foundation text for students specialising in the study of modern French politics. However, it should also be of great interest to researchers, and Hewlett’s reflections on questions such as democracy, globalisation and social equality are of profound significance for contemporary debates.