Date of Award
Spring 5-13-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Modern Languages
First Advisor
Larry Riggs
Second Advisor
Eloise Sureau
Abstract
Although the Gaullist movement declined after violent student and worker rebellions in 1968, I propose that de Gaulle's distrust of American policy coupled with his strong belief in French sovereignty continues to influence contemporary France. These two factors are the primary reasons why the French strongly disapprove ofthe production and consumption of genetically modified food not only in their country but also in the entire European Union.
Recommended Citation
Foxworthy, Susanna Lenore, "Charles de Gaulle's influence on contemporary French culture and on France's rejection of genetically modified food" (2009). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 36.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/36