Synopses & Reviews
Review
"This thin volume is a timely contribution to the existing literature on recent trends in French intellectual history. Through an analysis of several prominent French philosophers, some of whom are little known outside of France, Reader assesses their impact upon left-wing political thought between the 'May events' and the election of Mitterrand in 1981. Reader's book neatly situates contemporary French thinkers within their own historical and political framework. The final chapter ends with the question of how the disillusionment of leftist intellectuals with the Socialist government will affect their political beliefs in the future. Perhaps in a decade or so readers will address this question at greater length." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)