Intellectuals and Politics in Post-War France
D Drake
€ 66.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Intellectuals and Politics in Post-War France
Paperback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
What did French intellectuals have to say about Gaullism, the Cold War colonialism, the women's movement, and the events of May '68? David Drake examines the political commitment of intellectuals in France from Sartre and Camus to Bernard-Henri Lévy and Bourdieu. In this accessible study, he explores why there was a radical reassessment of the intellectual's role in the mid 1970s-80s and how a new generation engaged with Islam, racism, the Balkan Wars and the strikes of 1995.
What did French intellectuals have to say about Gaullism, the Cold War colonialism, the women's movement, and the events of May '68? David Drake examines the political commitment of intellectuals in France from Sartre and Camus to Bernard-Henri Lévy and Bourdieu. In this accessible study, he explores why there was a radical reassessment of the intellectual's role in the mid 1970s-80s and how a new generation engaged with Islam, racism, the Balkan Wars and the strikes of 1995.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Series
French Politics, Society and Culture
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349417681
SKU
V9781349417681
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About D Drake
DAVID DRAKE is Principal Lecturer in French at Middlesex University. He is the Secretary of the UK Society for Sartrean Studies and his articles and book reviews on French intellectuals (especially Sartre) and French politics and society have appeared in a number of publications including the Times Literary Supplement, the Times Higher Educational Supplement, the Financial Times, Sartre Studies International, ... Read more
Reviews for Intellectuals and Politics in Post-War France
'Drake has an unusual gift of being able to step back and look across the Channel with equanimity, without even a touch of superciliousness, and present to the reader a true cacophony of highly literate and highly combative voices in such a way that a foreigner can hear them, can grasp the motivations behind and the rationales for more than ... Read more