{"product_id":"9780465061662","title":"How the French Think: An Affectionate Portrait of an Intellectual People","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn France, perhaps more so than anywhere else, intellectual activity is a way of life embraced by the majority of society, not just a small group of \u003ci\u003eélite\u003c\/i\u003e thinkers. And because French thought has also shaped the Western world, Sudhir Hazareesingh argues in \u003ci\u003eHow the French Think\u003c\/i\u003e, we cannot hope to understand modern history without first making sense of the French mind-set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHazareesingh traces the evolution of French thought from Descartes and Rousseau to Sartre and Derrida. In the French intellectual tradition, he shows, recurring themes have pervaded nearly every aspect of French life, from the rhetorical flair once embodied by the \u003ci\u003ephilosophes\u003c\/i\u003e to the country's modern embrace of secularism. Sweeping aside generalizations and easy stereotypes, Hazareesingh offers an erudite portrait of the venerated tradition of French thought and the people who embody it.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121841619184,"sku":"9780465061662","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780465061662_p0.jpg?v=1763706283","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780465061662","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}