Jadis Volume 1 by Édouard Herriot

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The first volume of the memoirs of Édouard Herriot , a major figure of the Third Republic and the Radical Party.

From the Great War to the Popular Front: A privileged witness

These essential memoirs explore:

• World War I : The 1914-1918 conflict as seen by 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 alliance of the left and social reforms
• The Spanish Civil War : Geopolitical and Ideological Stakes
• The German danger : The rise of Nazism and the Munich Agreements
• Lyon and secular education : Herriot, mayor of Lyon and defender of secularism
• Communist Russia : Reflections on Bolshevism and the USSR

Édouard Herriot, six times Prime Minister, provides a unique account of the major crises of the interwar period. This is an essential historical source for understanding the Third Republic, French radicalism, and the challenges facing democracy in the face of totalitarianism.

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