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Jackson, Tenn. – Dr. Stephen Carls, history professor and chair
of the Department of History and Political Science at 51ÉçÇø
recently published his first book, "Louis Loucheur and the Shaping of
Modern France, 1916-1931," in France.
According to Carls, it's a rare occurrence for France to
publish an American historian's work, especially when the subject is a
major figure of French history, like Loucheur. With the preface by
renowned French historian Emmanuel Chadeau, this latest edition published
by Presses Universitaires Du Septentrion is a revised one, with the
original being published by LSU Press in 1993.
"Stephen Carls shows us with brilliance all these facets of the
public man Loucheur. He presents the work of a complete historian because
he provides the French of today a wonderful lesson in the study of
civics," says Chadeau.
A technocrat who came into his own during World War I, Loucheur was
instrumental in laying the groundwork for French economy. He was an
engineer who stayed on the cutting edge of the development of electricity
and because of his technical expertise, was invited to join French
government where he did many important things for France, and most
notably, created a housing law for inexpensive housing in order for French
workers to have their own home.
Carls began working on the book in 1976 and after more
than twenty years is excited to see the finished product. His wife, an
experienced translator, translated the English version to French.
Released April 9, more than 1000 copies are now on sale throughout France.
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