(026314) Suleiman, Ezra N. Private Power And
Centralization In France: The Notaires and the State. Princeton: Princeton
Univ. Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 338 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. The
notaires are members of a significant French legal profession with deep roots in
French history, and the state. The author attempts to change the view of France
as a strong state confronting a weak and disorganized society. He demonstrates
that clientelism exists and may be more dangerous in a centralized state than in
a decentralized one, and maintains that the strength of the society now needs a
greater recognition. ISBN: 0691077533 (Notaries, France,
Decentralization)
