Society, Theory and the French Revolution : Studies in the Revolutionary Imaginary PDF
by Brian Singer
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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.
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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:08/09/1986
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- ISBN:9781349183616
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:08/09/1986
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- ISBN:9781349183616