<p>Unlike most books, which treat labor, Socialist and Communist history separately and view French Marxism as a self-contained philosophical phenomenon,<i> Marxism and the French Left</i> offers a refreshingly different approach to the subject. Judt emphasizes the complex and interwoven themes that unify the topics of his essays to construct a distinctive and original interpretation of French left-wing politics over the past 150 years.</p><p>“A well-informed and persuasive reinterpretation of the old French Left that is now receding beyond recall, except for historians.”—<i>Times Literary Supplement</I></p>