Description: Using the lives of the three outstanding French intellectuals of the 20th century, renowned historian Tony Judt offers a unique look at how intellectuals can ignore political pressures and demonstrate a heroic commitment to personal integrity and moral responsibility unfettered by the difficult political exigencies of their time.
Brief description: Tony Judt is the University Professor of European History at New York University and the author of several books, most recently, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945.