A glimpse into fractured France
Andrew Hussey’s book on a “divided nation” veers too close to the personal over the political when diagnosing the Fifth Republic’s polycrisis.
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Reviewing politics
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Robert Zaretsky is professor of history at the University of Houston. His books include The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas (University of Chicago Press).
Andrew Hussey’s book on a “divided nation” veers too close to the personal over the political when diagnosing the Fifth Republic’s polycrisis.
By Robert Zaretsky