Marxism and the French Left

"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 Leftoffers 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."#x13; Times Literary Supplement

Tony Judt (1948-2010) was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of European Studies at New York University and Founding Director NYU's Remarque Institute. A prominent historian and one of the great political thinkers of our time, Judt was the author of more than a dozen books, including Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts Sciences and of the British Academy, and the recipient of the Orwell Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Judt was a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, among many other publications in Europe, America, and around the world.