Format:
xiii, 241 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780190058418
Content:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190058425
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Duong, Kevin The virtues of violence New York : Oxford University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780190058449
Language:
English
Keywords:
Frankreich
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Sozialer Konflikt
;
Politik
;
Gewalt
;
Geschichte
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