The Wind from the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s - Second Edition

by Richard Wolin

Book Overview

How Maoism captured the imagination of French intellectuals during the 1960s

Michel Foucault, Jean-Paul Sartre, Julia Kristeva, Phillipe Sollers, and Jean-Luc Godard. During the 1960s, a who's who of French thinkers, writers, and artists, spurred by China's Cultural Revolution, were seized with a fascination for Maoism. Combining a merciless expos of left-wing political folly and cross-cultural misunderstanding with a spirited defense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691178232
• ISBN13: 9780691178233
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"