Socialism in Provence, 1871-1914

Tony Judt (Author)

9780814743546

Paperback / softback, published 1 May 2011

384 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg

Departing from the usual emphasis on an urban and industrial context for the rise of socialism, Socialism in Provence 1871-1914 offers instead a reinterpretation of the early years of Marxist socialism in France among the peasantry. By focusing on a limited period and a particular region, Judt provides an account both of the character of political behavior in the countryside and of the history of left-wing politics in France.