About this book
“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
Details
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 348
- ISBN-13
- 9780520079212
- OL Work ID
- OL1894810W
Subjects
HistoryCommunism and intellectualsIntellectualsIntellectual lifePolitical activityPolitical and social viewsPolitics and governmentCommunismInfluenceRelationsWorld War, 1939-1945Moral conditionsIntellectuals, franceFrance, history, 20th centuryWorld war, 1939-1945, influenceCommunism, historyFrance, intellectual lifeFrance, politics and government, 20th century