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*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*List of Maps, pg. xiii*Foreword, pg. xv*Preface to Part 1, pg. 3*I. The Age of the Democratic Revolution, pg. 5*II. Aristocracy about 1760: The Constituted Bodies, pg. 22*III. Aristocracy about 1760: Theory and Practice, pg. 42*IV. Clashes with Monarchy, pg. 64*V. A Clash with Democracy: Geneva and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, pg. 83*VI. The British Parliament between King and People, pg. 106*VII. The American Revolution:...
2) Common sense
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On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense", a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic separation from Britain. It cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. Today, it remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom, distinguished not only...
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This concise anthology presents a broad selection of writings by the world's leading revolutionary figures. Spanning three centuries, the works include such milestone documents as the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789), and the Communist Manifesto (1848). It also features writings by the Russian revolutionaries Lenin and Trotsky; Marat and Danton of the French Revolution; and selections by Jean-Jacques...
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In his latest collection of essays, Neil Davidson brings his formidable analytical powers to bear on the concept of the capitalist nation-state. Through probing inquiry, Davidson draws out how nationalist ideology and consciousness is used to bind the subordinate classes to "the nation," while simultaneously using "the state" as a means of conducting geopolitical competition for capital.
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Davidson explores classic themes in historical materialism as he explains: the moments of transition from the dominance of one mode of production to another; the process of social revolution which accompany these transitions; and the problem of nationalism, both as a theoretical challenge to Marxism's capacity for historical explanation and as a practical obstacle to socialist consciousness.
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Daniel Chirot is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Henry Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author of many books, most recently, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World (with Scott L. Montgomery) (Princeton), which was named one of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of the Year.
Why most modern revolutions have ended...
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From 1864 to 1876, socialists, communists, trade unionists, and anarchists synthesized a growing body of anticapitalist thought through participation in the First International—a body devoted to uniting left-wing radical tendencies of the time. Often remembered for the historic fights between Karl Marx and Michael Bakunin, the debates and experimentation during the International helped to refine and focus anarchist ideas into a doctrine of international...
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This is the first English translation of Frank Mintz's seminal study of the economic experiments put into place during the Spanish Revolution to both sustain civil society during the war and, more importantly, act as the material basis for a new society. These plans weren't developed by professional economists but grew out of a political movement that put working people at the fore and believed that the collectivized workplace would be the cornerstone...
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This history of early American political thought examines the emergence, evolution, and manipulation of public opinion.
In the early American republic, the concept of public opinion was a recent-and ambiguous-invention. While appearing to promise a new style of democratic politics, the concept was also invoked to limit self-rule, cement traditional prejudices, stall deliberation, and marginalize dissent. As Americans contested the meaning of this...
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Les transcriptions des conférences données par Henri Guillemin en 1967 réunies dans un seul ouvrage.
On avait bien compris, à la lecture de son Silence aux pauvres, qu'Henri Guillemin ne se contentait pas, quant à la Révolution française de 1789, des versions officielles et convenues. La suite de conférences, données à la Radiotélévision belge en 1967, réunies ici par les soins de Patrick Rödel et Jean-Marie Flémale, nous le confirme.
Pour...
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Extrait : "Les causes principales qui ont amené la révolution ont été l'objet de tant de recherches ; elle avait d'ailleurs été si clairement annoncée par tant d'hommes éclairés du dernier siècle, et même si justement pressentie par le monarque indolent, don’t le vœu de chaque jour était d'en retarder la crise générale jusqu'à la fin de son règne, qu'il serait inutile, pour le but que nous nous proposons, de chercher à l'expliquer,...
13) October Song
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Rosa Luxemburg, brilliant early 20th century German revolutionary, comes alive in a rich set of essays on her life, ideas, and lasting influence. The essays deal not only with her remarkable contributions to political, social and economic theory, but also touch on her vibrant personality and intimate friendships. This collection simultaneously showcases her penetratingly intellectual, political and deeply humanistic qualities.
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Extrait: "Après la Révolution de juillet, la Chambre des députés s'empressa de voter l'abrogation de la loi du 19 janvier 1816, qui attachait à l'anniversaire du 21 janvier 1793 une commémoration solennelle, prescrivait l'érection d'un monument expiatoire, instituait des services funèbres dans toutes les églises, suspendait l'action de toutes les autorités administratives, et jusqu'à celle des tribunaux..."
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In the revolutionary tradition, the name of Louis Blanqui is either remembered with derision or as a noble failure. Yet during his lifetime, Blanqui was a towering figure of revolutionary courage and commitment as he organized nearly a half-dozen failed revolutionary conspiracies and spent half of his life in jail. This is Blanqui's story.
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Essays on nationalism, revolution, and other relevant topics from the author of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood.
Prize-winning scholar and author Neil Davidson explores classic themes of nation, state, and revolution in this collection of essays.
Ranging from the extent to which nationalism can be a component of left-wing politics to the difference between bourgeois and socialist revolutions, the book concludes with an extended discussion of...
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