The Spectre of Babeuf
Ian Birchall(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 19. May 1997
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-333-68301-9 (ISBN)
Description
This study of Babeuf as a political thinker, based on an analysis of his extensive writings, and on scholarship unavailable in English, shows him to be a major precursor of the modern revolutionary socialist tradition. The first part traces Babeuf's political evolution in the context of the French Revolution; the second examines his changing reputation among subsequent historians. The final section assesses the originality of his thought, showing him to be neither a Jacobin nor a Utopian.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-68301-9 (9780333683019)
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Ian H. Birchall
The Spectre of Babeuf
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01/1997
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Content
Chronology - Introduction - PART 1: THE EMERGENCE OF A REVOLUTIONARY - 'Born in the Mud' - Advancing Revolution - The Conspiracy - The Trial - PART 2: THE CONDESCENSION OF POSTERITY - First Opinions - 1848 and After - The Shadow of October - Cold War and After - PART 3: BABEUF'S SOCIALISM - Common Happiness - Theory and Practice - Appendix - Bibliographical Note - Endnotes