Socialism in Provence 18711914 Author:Tony Judt Departing from the usual emphasis on an urban and industrial context for the rise of socialism, Socialism in Provence 1871-1914 offers instead a reinterpretation of the early years of Marxist socialism in France among the peasantry. By focusing on a limited period and a particular region, Judt provides an account both of the character of politic... more »al behavior in the countryside and of the history of left-wing politics in France.« less