You will discover the work of dissociation between "left" and "socialism" in the nineteenth century which were not synonyms (quite the contrary ...). This dissociation Left / Socialism derives societal drift of the current left that has abandoned the social question and the people. AD Michéa demonstrates this dissociation as the philosophical liberalism lights (historically left) leads to the "libertarian liberalism" (capitalism of the XXI century), which goes against the social and popular struggle (the social issue is forgotten in the name of so-called "progress".)
One of the great qualities of the book is to make round trips between the historical and philosophical references eighteenth and nineteenth century to better decipher our twenty-first century and its relevance with its references (George Orwell, C. Lasch, E. Halevy, GWF Hegel, Engels, K.Marx, Mauss, etc.)
End on a quotation from JC Michéa end of the book: "In this sense, and in the words of wisdom, coherent liberal quun one could say is that which" the heart to the left and to the right portfolio. " human type that does not seem nearly disappear. "
