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In Defence of the Terror : Liberty or Death in the French Revolution by Sophie Wahnich (2016, Trade Paperback)

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ISBN-101784782025

ISBN-139781784782023

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Book TitleIn Defence of the Terror : Liberty or Death in the French Revolution

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicEurope / France, Revolutionary, Essays

GenreHistory

AuthorSophie Wahnich

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5.8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Reviews""In Defence of the Terror" is a provocative and compelling essay, well written and impressively concise, with a good mix of contemporary resonance and archival detail."--Peter Hallward "An intriguing take on modern social issues and history."--"The Midwest Book Review" "In this portable (5.5 x 8") study, Wahnich (the Laboratory of the Anthropology of Institutions and Social Organizations, France) goes against current historical interpretations of the Jacobin Terror of the French Revolution when she says that the Terror was a precisely planned and controlled attempt to prevent further violence by the public. She also compares the French revolutionary Terror with recent fundamentalist terrorism."--"Book News" "From the Hardcover edition.", " In Defence of the Terror is a provocative and compelling essay, well written and impressively concise, with a good mix of contemporary resonance and archival detail." --Peter Hallward "An intriguing take on modern social issues and history." -- The Midwest Book Review "In this portable study, Wahnich goes against current historical interpretations of the Jacobin Terror of the French Revolution when she says that the Terror was a precisely planned and controlled attempt to prevent further violence by the public. She also compares the French revolutionary Terror with recent fundamentalist terrorism." -- Book News

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal944.04/4

SynopsisFor two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in sensibility. The Revolution is no longer judged in terms of historical necessity but rather by "timeless" standards of morality. In this succinct essay, Sophie Wahnich explains how, contrary to prevailing interpretations, the institution of Terror sought to put a brake on legitimate popular violence--in Danton's words, to "be terrible so as to spare the people the need to be so"--and was subsequently subsumed in a logic of war. The Terror was "a process welded to a regime of popular sovereignty, the only alternatives being to defeat tyranny or die for liberty." "From the Hardcover edition.", For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in sensibility. The Revolution is no longer judged in terms of historical necessity but rather by .timeless. standards of morality. In this succinct essay, Sophie Wahnich explains how, contrary to prevailing interpretations, the institution of Terror sought to put a brake on legitimate popular violence.in Danton.s words, to .be terrible so as to spare the people the need to be so..and was subsequently subsumed in a logic of war. The Terror was .a process welded to a regime of popular sovereignty, the only alternatives being to defeat tyranny or die for liberty.., For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in sensibility. The Revolution is no longer judged in terms of historical necessity but rather by "timeless" standards of morality. In this succinct essay, Sophie Wahnich explains how, contrary to prevailing interpretations, the institution of Terror sought to put a brake on legitimate popular violence--in Danton's words, to "be terrible so as to spare the people the need to be so"--and was subsequently subsumed in a logic of war. The Terror was "a process welded to a regime of popular sovereignty, the only alternatives being to defeat tyranny or die for liberty."

LC Classification NumberDC176.5.W3413 2016