Robespierre by Marcel Gauchet
Rachel looked down at her husband's dead body, the long knife protruding from his gut. She knew she'd be hanged or shot if she stayed in Missoula, so she'd have to run. But where could she go? The only place that came to mind was the hidden valley northwest of town. It was owned by a loner named Marsh Anderson, whom she had never met. She was going to have to bet her life that he wouldn't turn her in to the sheriff, the brother of her dead husband, but it was the only chance she had to stay alive.
"Epic in scope, Robespierre relates how the man who became an icon of the movement for French democracy also became its first tyrantIts narrative is a potent, timely warning that the very real danger of tyranny lies within democracy itself." * Foreword Reviews *
"The virtue of Gauchet’s book is his laser-like focus on the one belief that shaped Robespierre’s constantly evolving opinions and actions: that government should reflect the will of the people, but particular interests, often involving conspiracies, stand in the way of the triumph of that general will."---Lynn Hunt, New York Review of Books
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It is not so much Robespierre himself who is of interest to Gauchet, but Robespierre as a synecdoche for the revolution...It is to their considerable credit that in their introduction of the book, David A Bell and Hugo Drochon have elucidated the basic contours of Gauchet’s long career in their introduction, which will be absolutely indispensable to English readers likely to be less familiar with the polemical intentions behind this book. Indeed, as they themselves note, Robespierre offers perhaps the easiest entry point to Gauchet’s work.
"---Angus Brown, Tocqueville 21"
Gauchet’s recent book, Robespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most...comes to us beautifully translated by Malcolm DeBevoise and introduced by David Bell and Hugo Drochon. Robespierre is a lively addition to an already spirited world of French revolutionary biographies.
"---Kevin Duong, Perspectives on Politics"Engaging. . . .Gauchet’s Robespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most is a stimulating addition to studies of Robespierre as a political thinker and orator."---Mette Harder, H-France Review
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691234960 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691234965 |
| Title | Robespierre |
| Author | Marcel Gauchet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2024-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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