{"product_id":"between-justice-and-politics-the-ligue-des-droits-de-lhomme-1898-1945-hardcover","title":"Between Justice and Politics: The Ligue Des Droits de l'Homme, 1898-1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam D. Irvine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Justice and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of the first fifty years of the \u003ci\u003eLigue des droits de l'Homme\u003c\/i\u003e--the League of the Rights of Man. This is the first book-length study of the \u003ci\u003eLigue\u003c\/i\u003e in any language, and it is informed by the recently available archives of the organization. Founded during the Dreyfus Affair, the \u003ci\u003eLigue\u003c\/i\u003e took as its mandate the defense of human rights in all their forms. The central argument of this book--and the point on which it differs from all other writings on the subject--is that the \u003ci\u003eLigue\u003c\/i\u003e often failed to live up to its mandate because of its simultaneous commitment to left-wing politics. By the late 1930s the \u003ci\u003eLigue\u003c\/i\u003e was in disarray, and by the 1940s a number of its members opted to defend the Vichy regime of Marshal Petain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween Justice and Politics is a history of the first fifty years of the Ligue des droits de l'Homme--the League of the Rights of Man. This is the first book-length study of the Ligue in any language, and it is informed by the recently available archives of the organization. Founded during the Dreyfus Affair, the Ligue took as its mandate the defense of human rights in all their forms. The central argument of this book--and the point on which it differs from all other writings on the subject--is that the Ligue often failed to live up to its mandate because of its simultaneous commitment to left-wing politics. By the late 1930s the Ligue was in disarray, and by the 1940s a number of its members opted to defend the Vichy regime of Marshal Petain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween Justice and Politics is a profoundly insightful and revisionist re-reading of one of the sacred cows of the Third Republic, the Ligue des droits de l'homme. Irvine knows the political milieu of the Ligue better than anyone, and he draws on his vast knowledge of French political history to provide a narrative that is provocatively analytical, as well as, quite simply, an excellent read. The importance of this book goes well beyond the history of the Ligue. . . . Irvine has produced a book which is rich in comment on the wider question of the nature of the Third Republic, the reasons for its downfall, the contested legacy of Vichy, and the impact of the Great War on French society.--Norman Ingram, Concordia University, Montreal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam D. Irvine is Professor of History at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is author of \u003ci\u003eFrench Conservatism in Crisis: The Republican Federation of France in the 1930s\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eThe Boulanger Affair Reconsidered: Royalism, Boulangism and the Origins of the Radical Right in France\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.26 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959973966131,"sku":"9780804753173","price":160.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sc9c_9Svxa9780804753173.webp?v=1768474448","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/between-justice-and-politics-the-ligue-des-droits-de-lhomme-1898-1945-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}