Léon Blum : prime minister, socialist, zionist /

A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France 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 w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birnbaum, Pierre (Autor)
Otros Autores: Goldhammer, Arthur (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Colección:Jewish lives.
Temas:
Blum, Léon, > 1872-1950.
Front populaire.
1914 - 1940
Statesmen > France > Biography.
Socialists > France > Biography.
Hommes d'État > France > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Politics and government.
Socialists.
Statesmen.
France > Politics and government > 1914-1940.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1914-1940.
France.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France 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 championed as a deputy and as prime minister, while acting as a proudly visible Jew, a Zionist, and eventually a survivor of Buchenwald. This biography fully integrates Blum's Jewish commitments into the larger story of his life. Unlike previous biographies that downplay the significance of Blum's Jewish heritage on his progressive politics, Pierre Birnbaum's portrait depicts an extraordinary man whose political convictions were shaped and driven by his cultural background. The author powerfully demonstrates how Blum's Jewishness was central to his outlook and mission, from his earliest entry into the political arena in reaction to the Dreyfus Affair, and how it sustained and motivated him throughout the remainder of his life. Birnbaum's Léon Blum is a critical chapter in the larger history of Jews in France.
Notas:English translation of unpublished French manuscript.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (218 pages .)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300213737
0300213735

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