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Léon Blum: Prime Minister, Socialist, Zionist
Pierre Birnbaum
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Hardback. A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Leon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France
"A valuable introduction and guide to one of the most important, if overlooked, figures in the history of modern France and, indeed, modern Europe."—James McAuley and Patrice Higonnet, New Republic
Léon Blum (1872–1950), France’s prime minister three times, socialist activist, and courageous opponent of the pro-Nazi Vichy regime, profoundly altered French society. It is Blum who is responsible for France’s forty-hour week and its paid holidays, which were among the many reforms he ... Read more
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France
"A valuable introduction and guide to one of the most important, if overlooked, figures in the history of modern France and, indeed, modern Europe."—James McAuley and Patrice Higonnet, New Republic
Léon Blum (1872–1950), France’s prime minister three times, socialist activist, and courageous opponent of the pro-Nazi Vichy regime, profoundly altered French society. It is Blum who is responsible for France’s forty-hour week and its paid holidays, which were among the many reforms he ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Jewish Lives
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300189803
SKU
V9780300189803
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About Pierre Birnbaum
One of France’s most eminent political sociologists, Pierre Birnbaum is professor emeritus at the Sorbonne. He is the author or co-author of seventeen books, including Anti-Semitism in France,The Jews of the Republic, and Geography of Hope. He is co-editor, with Ira Katznelson, of Paths for Emancipation.
Reviews for Léon Blum: Prime Minister, Socialist, Zionist
“Twenty years ago, Pierre Birnbaum wrote a brilliant Political History of State Jews in France, and now he has written a beautiful biography of the greatest of the state Jews. Léon Blum has never gotten the recognition he deserves as a French statesman, a socialist leader, and a proud Jew. That will change with this book.”—Michael Walzer, author of The Paradox ... Read more