Pierre Poujade

摘要

If the direct impact of Pierre Poujade on French politics was brief, and it was, the discontent to which he gave expression, and also his name, has proved enduring. Mr Poujade was a figure of significance in France for no more than three or four years in the mid-1950s. Poujadism, however, lives on. Anti-tax, anti-Semitic and anti-establishment, its blend of gruff nationalism, direct action and arcadian nostalgia can be seen in the campaigns of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of France's xenophobic National Front, and Jose Bove, the leader of its anti-globalisation movement.