Marxism and the French Left
Studies on Labour and Politics in France, 1830-1981
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Studies on Labour and Politics in France, 1830-1981
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Unlike most books, which treat labor, Socialist and Communist history separately and view French Marxism as a self-contained philosophical phenomenon, Marxism and the French Left offers a refreshingly different approach to the subject. Judt emphasizes the complex and interwoven themes that unify the topics of his essays to construct a distinctive and original interpretation of French left-wing politics over the past 150 years. “A well-informed and persuasive reinterpretation of the old French Left that is now receding beyond recall, except for historians.”—Times Literary Supplement
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Learned a lot and enjoyed it immensely but the chapters are each very separate projects, some far better than others. For those who have read Judt's later works, they will recognize earlier versions of many of ideas here.
