Jean-Paul Sartre: Politics and Culture in Postwar France (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333633212)

This book offers an assessment of Sartre as an exemplary figure in the evolving political and cultural landscape of post-1945 France. Sartre's originality is located in the tense relationship that he maintained between deeply held revolutionary political beliefs and a residual yet critical attachment to traditional forms of cultural expression. A series of case-studies centred on Gaullism, communism, Maoism (Part 1), the theatre, art criticism and the media (Part 2), illustrate the continuing relevance and appeal of Sartre to the contemporary world.

Author: Michael Scriven
ISBN-10: 0333633210
ISBN-13: 9780333633212
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/23/1999
Pages: 193
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d