Conservative Socialism
The Decline of Radicalism and the Triumph of the Left in France
by Roger Kaplan
"This work on the decline of French radicalism was conceived after the fall of the Berlin Wall as an essay on the decline and decay of the revolutionary idea in European politics. The theme provided an organizing principle for Roger Kaplan's analysis of the evolution of the French left in the wake of events for which it was politically and intellectually unprepared.
Kaplan provides a basis for understanding the performance of a French socialist regime in power, one more uncertain of its mission than at any other time in its history. The paradox of French radicalism is that when it was out of office, it was quite certain about its mission. When it attained power, it lost its sense of mission, and hence its confidence as to the proper uses of power."--BOOK JACKET.
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Conservative Socialism: The Decline of Radicalism and the Triumph of the Left in France
February 5, 2003, Transaction Publishers
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in English
0765801604 9780765801609
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