Michael Kelly is Professor of French at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on French cultural and intellectual history, including books on Catholic, Marxist and Hegelian thought, and on French cultural studies. His most recent book in this area is French Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary, (Arnold, 2001).

• Introduction Contexts for Rebuilding Inventing a Language Finding the Symbols Workers and Intellectuals Regendering the Nation The Humanist Movement The Battle of Ideas Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes

Michael Kelly is Professor of French at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on French cultural and intellectual history, including books on Catholic, Marxist and Hegelian thought, and on French cultural studies. His most recent book in this area is French Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary, (Arnold, 2001).

• Introduction Contexts for Rebuilding Inventing a Language Finding the Symbols Workers and Intellectuals Regendering the Nation The Humanist Movement The Battle of Ideas Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes

Michael Kelly is Professor of French at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on French cultural and intellectual history, including books on Catholic, Marxist and Hegelian thought, and on French cultural studies. His most recent book in this area is French Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary, (Arnold, 2001).

• Introduction Contexts for Rebuilding Inventing a Language Finding the Symbols Workers and Intellectuals Regendering the Nation The Humanist Movement The Battle of Ideas Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes