Past Imperfect : : French Intellectuals, 1944-1956 / / Tony Judt.
“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...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE. The Force of Circumstance:? -- CHAPTER ONE. Decline and Fall -- CHAPTER TWO. In the Light of Experience -- CHAPTER THREE. Resistance and Revenge -- CHAPTER FOUR. What Is Political Justice? -- PART TWO. The Blood of Others -- CHAPTER FIVE. Show Trials -- CHAPTER SIX. The Blind Force of History -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Today Things Are Clear -- PART THREE. The Treason of the Intellectuals -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Sacrifices of the Russian People -- CHAPTER NINE. About the East We Can Do Nothing -- CHAPTER TEN. America Has Gone Mad -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. We Must Not Disillusion the Workers -- PART FOUR. The Middle Kingdom -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Liberalism, There Is the Enemy -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Gesia Dei per Francos -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Europe and the French Intellectuals -- Conclusion: Goodbye to All That? -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index |
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Summary: | “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 |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780814743928 9783110706444 |
DOI: | 10.18574/nyu/9780814743928.001.0001 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tony Judt. |