Sorel: Reflections on Violence (Hardcover, New Ed)

Georges Sorel's Reflections on Violence is one of the most controversial books of the twentieth century: J. B. Priestley argued that if one could grasp why a retired civil servant had written such a book then the modern age could be understood. It heralded the political turmoil of the decades that were to follow its publication and provided inspiration for Marxists and Fascists alike. Developing the ideas of violence, myth and the general strike, Sorel celebrates the heroic action of the proletariat as a means of saving the modern world from decadence and of re-invigorating the capitalist spirit of a timid bourgeoisie. This edition of Sorel's classic text is accompanied by an editor's introduction by Jeremy Jennings, a leading scholar of political thought, both setting the work in its context and explaining its major themes. A chronology of Sorel's life and a list of further reading are included.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Georges Sorel
Editors:	Jeremy Jennings
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-55117-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-55117-X
Barcode:	9780521551175

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