num_pages: 352
description: During the 1970s radical politics in France underwent major changes, transformed by the rise of the Socialist Party, the decline of the Communists, and the loss of faith in Marxism. These changes, together with the lessened impact of the industrial proletariat and the problems presented byMitterrand's sweeping Socialist victory in 1981, signalled a veritable turning point in modern French history. This book offers a historical and political analysis of the history of labor, Socialism, and Communism in France since the Revolution, an analysis that is essential for understandingrecent French political developments. 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 thecomplex 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.
language: English
title: Marxism and the French Left: Studies on Labour and Politics in France, 1830-1981
titlecomplete: Marxism and the French Left: Studies on Labour and Politics in France, 1830-1981
genres: France, History, Philosophy, European History, Nonfiction, Labor, Politics
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Oxford University Press