The Spectre Of Babeuf
Published on 20. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-1-60846-605-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Spectre of Babeuf is a long-awaited introduction to Babeuf written by Ian Birchall. Little known to today's radicals, Babeuf and his conspiracy of equals were in some ways the direct historical precursor of the revolutionary socialist movement. Ian Birchall, a prolific writer and authority on Babeuf, has produced a long-awaited introduction to him - his historical significance, his ideas and his practice in revolutionary France.
Reviews / Votes
"The story of the French Revolution has been the subject of countless books and articles, but the story of Gracchus Babeuf has rarely been told in the English language, so this reprint of Ian Birchall's 1997 book looking at the French revolutionary is enormously welcome...as Ian Birchall's excellent book shows us, we still have much to learn from the revolutionary life of Gracchus Babeuf."?Resolute Reader "The story of the French Revolution has been the subject of countless books and articles, but the story of Gracchus Babeuf has rarely been told in the English language, so this reprint of Ian Birchall's 1997 book looking at the French revolutionary is enormously welcome...as Ian Birchall's excellent book shows us, we still have much to learn from the revolutionary life of Gracchus Babeuf."
-Resolute Reader
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60846-605-4 (9781608466054)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ian Birchall is a socialist historian and translator based in London. His books include Sartre Against Stalinism, A Rebel's Guide to Lenin, and Tony Cliff: A Marxist for His Time.
Content
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
PART I THE EMERGENCE OF A REVOLUTIONARY
CHAPTER 2 'BORN IN THE MUD'
CHAPTER 3 ADVANCING REVOLUTION CHAPTER 4 THE CONSPIRACY CHAPTER 5 THE TRIAL
PART II THE CONDESCENSION OF POSTERITY
CHAPTER 6 FIRST OPINIONS
CHAPTER 7 1848 AND AFTER
CHAPTER 8 THE SHADOW OF OCTOBER
CHAPTER 9 COLD WAR AND AFTER
PART III BABEUF'S SOCIALISM
CHAPTER 10 COMMON HAPPINESS
CHAPTER 11 THEORY AND PRACTICE APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ENDNOTES
CHRONOLOGY CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
PART I THE EMERGENCE OF A REVOLUTIONARY
CHAPTER 2 'BORN IN THE MUD'
CHAPTER 3 ADVANCING REVOLUTION CHAPTER 4 THE CONSPIRACY CHAPTER 5 THE TRIAL
PART II THE CONDESCENSION OF POSTERITY
CHAPTER 6 FIRST OPINIONS
CHAPTER 7 1848 AND AFTER
CHAPTER 8 THE SHADOW OF OCTOBER
CHAPTER 9 COLD WAR AND AFTER
PART III BABEUF'S SOCIALISM
CHAPTER 10 COMMON HAPPINESS
CHAPTER 11 THEORY AND PRACTICE APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ENDNOTES