Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese

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In this bitingly funny and insightful polemic, Boyles, who has lived and worked in France for several years, examines the internal crises -- a falling birth rate, an expanding Muslim minority, economic stagnation, a lessening of international prestige -- that have changed the personality of what was once 'La Belle France', transforming it into a nation afflicted with status anxiety. He explains how a country that endlessly repeats its credentials as America's oldest ally has become one of our most resolute enemies, wielding the biggest weapon in its arsenal -- the European Union -- against the interests of an America that it fears and envies. Vile France is a work that will gratify Francophobes everywhere and cause even the most committed defender of the Jacques Chirac worldview to crack an occasional smile.

Author Bio

Denis Boyles, National Review Online's popular 'Euro-Press' columnist, is the author of a number of other books. He worked for National Lampoon, Playboy and the New York Times Magazine, and is an editor-at-large of TV Guide. Mr Boyles lives with his family in a small town outside Paris.