Ivan Jablonka is Professor of Contemporary History at the University Paris 13, France, and Editor-in-Chief ofLa Vie des id /Books and Ideas. This book, first published in French, won the 2012Prix du S t du livre d'histoire, Prix Guizot de l'Acad e fran se, and thePrix Augustin-Thierry des Rendez-Vous de l'Histoire de Blois.
