| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
"This book uncovers an unfamiliar vision of political violence that nonetheless prevailed in modern French thought: that through "redemptive violence" the people would not rend but regenerate society. It hones in on invocations of popular redemptive violence across four historical moments in France specifically: the French Revolution, Algeria's colonization, the Paris Commune, and the eve of the first World War. In each of these cases, the book reveals how French thinkers experienced democratization as social disintegration. Yet before such danger, they also proclaimed that virtuous violence by the people could repair the social fabric. The path leading from an anarchic multitude to an organized democratic society required, not violence's prohibition, but its virtuous expression by the people. Understanding this counterintuitive vision of violence in French thought offers a new vantage point on the meaning of modern democracy. It alerts readers to how struggles for democracy do not merely seek justice or a new legal regime but also liberating visions of the social bond. Political violence; democracy; revolution; France; popular sovereignty; terror; democratic theory; political theory; republicanism; French republicanism"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2020) |
| Subject |
Political violence -- France -- History
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Social conflict -- France -- History
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Democracy -- Social aspects -- France
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World War, 1914-1918 -- France.
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Democracy -- Social aspects
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Political violence
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Social conflict
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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Algeria -- History -- French Expedition, 1830.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003459
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Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098061
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| Subject |
Algeria
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France
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France -- Paris
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019036449 |
| ISBN |
9780190058449 |
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0190058447 |
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9780190058425 |
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0190058420 |
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9780190058432 |
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0190058439 |
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