A history of the anti-militarist propaganda and activities of the French socialists that seeks to explain why the French left came to accept and in some instances even support World War I.
Formative writings, 1929-1941
by McFarland, Dorothy Tuck, Van Ness, Wilhelmina, Weil, Simone
Formative writings, 1929-1941
by Weil, Simone, McFarland, Dorothy Tuck, Van Ness, Wilhelmina
"Born in Paris, Simone Weil came from a highly intellectual family. After a brilliant academic career at school and university, she taught philosophy interspersed with periods of hard manual labor on farms and in factories. Throughout her life she combined sophisticated and scho…
This book is an anthology of the writings of Jean Jaures, a central figure of French socialism in the period leading up to World War I. Born in 1859, and killed in 1914 just a few days before the outbreak of the conflict, Jaures remains one of the most celebrated politicians in …
This book is an anthology of the writings of Jean Jaures, a central figure of French socialism in the period leading up to World War I. Born in 1859, and killed in 1914 just a few days before the outbreak of the conflict, Jaures remains one of the most celebrated politicians in …
Cet essai propose une critique du discours militariste pour qui « la guerre, c'est la paix ». Dans ce plaidoyer à la fois viscéral et documenté contre la guerre, l'auteur brosse un portrait des lignes de force qui se dessinent de la Guerre froide à la Guerre au terrorisme, des m…
