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Robespierre

- The Man Who Divides Us the Most
Af: Marcel Gauchet Engelsk Hardback

Robespierre

- The Man Who Divides Us the Most
Af: Marcel Gauchet Engelsk Hardback
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How Robespierre’s career and legacy embody the dangerous contradictions of democracyMaximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) is arguably the most controversial and contradictory figure of the French Revolution, inspiring passionate debate like no other protagonist of those dramatic and violent events. The fervor of those who defend Robespierre the “Incorruptible,” who championed the rights of the people, is met with revulsion by those who condemn him as the bloodthirsty tyrant who sent people to the guillotine. Marcel Gauchet argues that he was both, embodying the glorious achievement of liberty as well as the excesses that culminated in the Terror. In much the same way that 1789 and 1793 symbolize the two opposing faces of the French Revolution, Robespierre’s contradictions were the contradictions of the revolution itself. Robespierre was its purest incarnation, neither the defender of liberty who fell victim to the corrupting influence of power nor the tyrant who betrayed the principles of the revolution. Gauchet shows how Robespierre’s personal transition from opposition to governance was itself an expression of the tragedy inherent in a revolution whose own prophetic ideals were impossible to implement. This panoramic book tells the story of how the man most associated with the founding of modern French democracy was also the first tyrant of that democracy, and it offers vital lessons for all democracies about the perpetual danger of tyranny.
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How Robespierre’s career and legacy embody the dangerous contradictions of democracyMaximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) is arguably the most controversial and contradictory figure of the French Revolution, inspiring passionate debate like no other protagonist of those dramatic and violent events. The fervor of those who defend Robespierre the “Incorruptible,” who championed the rights of the people, is met with revulsion by those who condemn him as the bloodthirsty tyrant who sent people to the guillotine. Marcel Gauchet argues that he was both, embodying the glorious achievement of liberty as well as the excesses that culminated in the Terror. In much the same way that 1789 and 1793 symbolize the two opposing faces of the French Revolution, Robespierre’s contradictions were the contradictions of the revolution itself. Robespierre was its purest incarnation, neither the defender of liberty who fell victim to the corrupting influence of power nor the tyrant who betrayed the principles of the revolution. Gauchet shows how Robespierre’s personal transition from opposition to governance was itself an expression of the tragedy inherent in a revolution whose own prophetic ideals were impossible to implement. This panoramic book tells the story of how the man most associated with the founding of modern French democracy was also the first tyrant of that democracy, and it offers vital lessons for all democracies about the perpetual danger of tyranny.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9780691212944
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0691212945
Kategori: Den Franske Revolution
Udg. Dato: 8 mar 2022
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 244mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato: 8 mar 2022
Forfatter(e): Marcel Gauchet
Forfatter(e) Marcel Gauchet

Kategori Den Franske Revolution

ISBN-13 9780691212944

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 224

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 244mm

Højde 163mm

Udg. Dato 8 mar 2022

Oplagsdato 8 mar 2022

Forlag Princeton University Press

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