Introduction: The withering away of Communist intellectuals;
Intellectuals and politics in France; French intellectuals and the
Communist party: roots of affiliation; The unity and diversity of
Communist intellectuals; The crisis of 1978-1980 in historical
perspective; The limits of subjectivity: Communist intellectuals
and the working class; A party like all others?; The undermining of
allegiances; Communist internationalism revisited; The changing
ideological
context of the 1980s; Conclusion: The bounds of optimism; Appendix:
Table of main events 1945-1989
`supremely well researched ... In the marshalling of evidence to
support his analysis Hazareesingh shows masterly control of his
material ... Well structured, closely argued and based on a wide
variety of sources, this book represents scholarship of the highest
order'
Raymond Kuhn, Times Higher Education Supplement
'This is a particularly valuable contribution, since much less work
has been done to relate internal aspects to the Party's present
predicament.'
Marja van Diggelen, Portsmouth Polytechnic, Modern and Contemporary
France, No. 49, April 1992
'This is a look at an important topic - the commitment of French
intellectuals to the communist cause. There have been several books
on the subject before (and recently, quite a few in French), but
none quite as systematic or analytical ... this is a significant
book.'
D.S. Bell, Leeds University, West European Politics, Vol. 13, No.
3, July '92
`a valediction of a fascinating aspect of the life and times of
this most Stalinist of West European Communist Parties'
Political Studies
`the publication of Hazareesingh's doctoral thesis on the demise of
the influence of the French Communist Party ... which until
recently was the intellectual engine room of the Left, is timely
... The references and bibliography are comprehensive and the index
is thorough and detailed. This book is a 'must' for all students of
the rapidly disintegrating international communist movement.'
Bob Swan, Australia and World Affairs, No. 18, Spring 1993
`The product of lengthy and careful research ... Bell and Criddle's
general line of argument is persuasive, and their style of
presentation is quite clear ... this book represents an important
contribution to our understanding of the French Communist Party,
its functioning during the Fifth Republic, and the reasons why it
has declined.'
Stephen D. Carls, Union University, The Historian
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