French Politics, Society and Culture

Drake, D.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349417681

DOI: 10.1057/9780230509634

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 254