Socialism in Provence, 1 : A Study in the Origins of the Modern French Left, Paperback by Judt, Tony, ISBN 0814743544, ISBN-13 9780814743546, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Departing from the usual emphasis on an urban and industrial context for the rise of socialism, Socialism in Provence 1 offers instead a reinterpretation of the early years of Marxist socialism in France among the peasantry. By focusing on a limited period and a particular region, Judt provides an account both of the character of political behavior in the countryside and of the history of left-wing politics in France.