Jadis Volume 1 by Édouard Herriot

JADIS VOLUME 1 — ÉDOUARD HERRIOT

Six times Prime Minister, mayor of Lyon for half a century, privileged witness to the major crises of the interwar period — Édouard Herriot saw and experienced it all. These memoirs are an exceptional historical document: the voice of a statesman at the heart of the decisions that shaped France and Europe, from the Great War to the Popular Front.

FROM THE GREAT WAR TO THE POPULAR FRONT: A PRIVILEGED WITNESS

These essential memoirs explore:

• World War I: The 1914-1918 conflict seen through the eyes of a French statesman
• Interwar pacifism: Hopes for peace and the League of Nations
• French radicalism: The Radical Party and the defense of universal suffrage
• The Popular Front: The left-wing alliance and social reforms
• The Spanish Civil War: Geopolitical and ideological stakes
• The German threat: The rise of Nazism and the Munich agreements
• Lyon and secular education: Herriot as mayor of Lyon and defender of secularism
• Communist Russia: Reflections on Bolshevism and the USSR

Édouard Herriot, six times Prime Minister, offers a unique testimony on the major crises of the interwar period. An essential historical source to understand the Third Republic, French radicalism, and the challenges of democracy in the face of totalitarianism.

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