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Past Imperfect: French Intellectuals, 1944-1956

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Tony Judt provides a sharp and intellectual ideological description of mid-twentieth century French intellectuals

"Past Imperfect is a forthright and uncommonly damning study of those intellectually volatile years [1944-1956]. Mr. Judt...does more than simply describe the ideological acrobats of his subjects; he is a sharp, even a vindictive moralist who indicts these intellectuals for their inhumanity in failing to test their political thought against political reality.--John Sturrock, New York Times Book Review

Language: English

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York University Press

Release: May 01, 2011

ISBN: 0814743560

ISBN 13: 9780814743560

Past Imperfect: French Intellectuals, 1944-1956

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Tony Judt provides a sharp and intellectual ideological description of mid-twentieth century French intellectuals

"Past Imperfect is a forthright and uncommonly damning study of those intellectually volatile years [1944-1956]. Mr. Judt...does more than simply describe the ideological acrobats of his subjects; he is a sharp, even a vindictive moralist who indicts these intellectuals for their inhumanity in failing to test their political thought against political reality.--John Sturrock, New York Times Book Review

Language: English

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York University Press

Release: May 01, 2011

ISBN: 0814743560

ISBN 13: 9780814743560

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