A Small City in France
Françoise Gaspard
Arthur Goldhammer, Translator
Foreword by Eugen Weber
The picturesque town of Dreux, 60 miles west of Paris, made history in 1983 when Jean-François Le Pen's National Front candidates made a startling electoral gain in the region making it the forerunner of neofascist advances across the nation. A trained historian who also served as the city's socialist mayor from 1977 to 1983, Gaspard gives us an evocative picture of the town in all its particularity, at the same time fitting it into a broader context.
Hardcover 1995 / Paperback 1995
The State of the Nation
Derek Bok
This book is an eloquent assessment of where America stands, how its society has changed in the past half-century, and who or what is responsible for our current frustrations. Derek Bok examines America's progress in five areas: economic prosperity, quality of life, opportunity, personal security, and societal values.
Hardcover 1997 / Paperback 1998