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Richard Wolin The Wind From the East (Paperback). 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. Wolin's riveting narrative reveals that Maoism's allure among France's best and brightest actually had little to do with a real understanding of Chinese politics. Further DetailsTitle: The Wind From the East Condition: New Format: Paperback Author: Richard Wolin Contributor: Richard Wolin (Preface by) Subtitle: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s - Second Edition EAN: 9780691178233 ISBN: 9780691178233 Publisher: Princeton University Press Release Date: 11/14/2017 ISBN-10: 0691178232 Genre: History Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality Edition: Second Edition Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 624g Language: English Description: 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 expose of left-wing political folly and cross-cultural misunderstanding with a spirited defense of the 1960s, The Wind from the East tells the colorful story of this legendary period in France. Richard Wolin shows how French students and intellectuals, inspired by their perceptions of the Cultural Revolution, and motivated by utopian hopes, incited grassroots social movements and reinvigorated French civic and cultural life. Wolin's riveting narrative reveals that Maoism's allure among France's best and brightest actually had little to do with a real understanding of Chinese politics. Instead, it paradoxically served as a vehicle for an emancipatory transformation of French society. Recounting the cultural and political odyssey of French students and intellectuals in the 1960s, The Wind from the East illustrates how the Maoist phenomenon unexpectedly sparked a democratic political sea change in France. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
