Society, Theory and the French Revolution
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9781349183630
This is a very different book about the French Revolution of 1789-94. The concern is less with a change in society than a change in the relation that a society establishes with itself. Here the focus is on society's presentation (and representation) considered not simply from the perspective of a few privileged intellectuals, but as a social and historical process inseparable from the institution of society's political dimension. Through a close reading of the revolutionary texts of the period, the author is able to trace behind the surface of events and conflict themes of a more abstract, fundamental character - themes relative to the 'discovery' of society, the construction of the nation-state, and what for the revolutionaries was the scandal of their separation. While retaining a fidelity to the eighteenth century, this book opens up new theoretical perspectives that illuminate the character of both a certain revolutionary heritage and a more general political modernity.
| Autor: | Singer, Brian |
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| EAN: | 9781349183630 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 236 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan UK Springer Palgrave Macmillan |
| Untertitel: | Studies in the Revolutionary Imaginary |
| Schlagworte: | Privileg |
| Größe: | 140 × 216 |
| Gewicht: | 320 g |
