Pierre Guillaume
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Pierre Guillaume is a French political activist. He was the founder of the Paris
book shop La Vieille Taupe
in 1965 and later the negationist
publishing house of the same name. A former member of Socialisme ou Barbarie
, he moved to Pouvoir Ouvrier with Jean-François Lyotard
and P. Souyiri.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
book shop La Vieille Taupe
La Vieille Taupe
La Vieille Taupe is a publishing house and bookshop in Paris, France. The establishment went through two distinct phases in its history. Between 1965 and 1972, it had a politically ultra left slant...
in 1965 and later the negationist
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
publishing house of the same name. A former member of Socialisme ou Barbarie
Socialisme ou Barbarie
Socialisme ou Barbarie was a French-based radical libertarian socialist group of the post-World War II period . It existed from 1948 until 1965...
, he moved to Pouvoir Ouvrier with Jean-François Lyotard
Jean-François Lyotard
Jean-François Lyotard was a French philosopher and literary theorist. He is well known for his articulation of postmodernism after the late 1970s and the analysis of the impact of postmodernity on the human condition...
and P. Souyiri.