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Society, Theory and the French Revolution

Studies in the Revolutionary Imaginary

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  • © 1986

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  1. Brian C. J. Singer
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Constructing the State

    1. Afterword

      • Brian C. J. Singer
      Pages 202-204

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 205-236
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About this book

This is a very different book about the French Revolution of 1789-94. The concern is less with a change in society than a change in the relation that a society establishes with itself. Here the focus is on society's presentation (and representation) considered not simply from the perspective of a few privileged intellectuals, but as a social and historical process inseparable from the institution of society's political dimension. Through a close reading of the revolutionary texts of the period, the author is able to trace behind the surface of events and conflict themes of a more abstract, fundamental character - themes relative to the 'discovery' of society, the construction of the nation-state, and what for the revolutionaries was the scandal of their separation. While retaining a fidelity to the eighteenth century, this book opens up new theoretical perspectives that illuminate the character of both a certain revolutionary heritage and a more general political modernity.

About the author

BRIAN C. J. SINGER is a Lecturer in Social Science at York University, Ontario, and a Post-doctoral Fellow in Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Society, Theory and the French Revolution

  • Book Subtitle: Studies in the Revolutionary Imaginary

  • Authors: Brian C. J. Singer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18361-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Brian C. J. Singer 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-39434-2Published: 08 September 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-18363-0Published: 01 January 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-18361-6Published: 08 September 1986

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 236

  • Topics: Social History, Cultural History, European History, Modern History, History of France

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