Jadis Volume 1 by Édouard Herriot

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

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

These essential memoirs explore:

• The First World War: The 1914-1918 conflict seen by a French statesman
• Interwar pacifism: Hopes for peace and the League of Nations
• French radicalism: The Radical Party and the defence of universal suffrage
• The Popular Front: The alliance of the left 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 great crises of the interwar period. An essential historical source to understand the Third Republic, French radicalism, and the challenges of democracy facing totalitarianisms.

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