Frenchness

This emphasis on Madeleine's essential Frenchness is both a reminder of the un-Frenchness of the Vichyite collaborators and an insistence that "true" Frenchness is essentially democratic and nonfascist.

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

In a pre-recorded tape, he called Frenchness a "disease" that could sap America's will to dominate the world.

Gay Marriage Fight Switches to 10 Commandments 2005

Of all the candidates, Bayrou comes closest to embodying the conflicting emotions at work in the current search for "Frenchness" - nostalgia for a rural past and a desire for incremental but necessary change.

Elizabeth Bard: Vive la France? The French Presidential Elections, Round 1 2008

Simply put, hearing the French music activates 4 ideas of 'Frenchness' - maybe making customers remember how much they like French wine, or how much they enjoyed their last trip to France.

Mind Hacks: February 2006 Archives 2006

Simply put, hearing the French music activates 4 ideas of 'Frenchness' - maybe making customers remember how much they like French wine, or how much they enjoyed their last trip to France.

Mind Hacks: music, wine and will 2006

It's a pity that John Kerry isn't running for president in '08 because maybe in the wake of this Euro-tinted era, his alleged "Frenchness" would resonate with voters.

Shana Ting Lipton: Altered States 2008

Taken in that context, "Frenchness" is an aspirational quality for me.

Archive 2007-07-01 Marina Geigert 2007

As Mary has demonstrated, their "Frenchness" might keep them in if enough self-described real-Canadians protest.

Comments for Jack's Newswatch Deandre Steury 2010

As Mary has demonstrated, their "Frenchness" might keep them in if enough self-described real-Canadians protest.

Comments for Jack's Newswatch Deandre Steury 2010

It presupposes that there is something called "Frenchness" that lies in certain predetermined behaviour patterns, mores

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