Charles Tilly, historian, sociologist, and political theorist, known to all students of France for "The Contentious French" and many other works, has died. He had just been awarded the second annual Albert Hirschman Prize.
Arthur Goldhammer, the originator of this blog, has been a student and observer of French politics since 1968. In that time I've translated more than 100 books from the French, including Tocqueville's Democracy in America. I chair the seminar for visiting scholars at Harvard's Center for European Studies and am a member of the editorial board of French Politics, Culture, and Society. You can read some of my writing on French politics and history here and a short bio here. From time to time I will include posts by other students of France and French politics (accessible via the index link "guest"). My hope is that this site will become a gathering place for all who are interested in discussing and analyzing political life in France. I've also created a shared page via Google Reader where you will find links to articles I've flagged from the Web.
Everything on this site except guest posts is copyright Arthur Goldhammer (c) 2007-8. All rights reserved.
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