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The Revolution to Come
- A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
Engelsk Hardback
The Revolution to Come
- A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
Engelsk Hardback

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How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problemsPolitical thinkers from Plato to John Adams saw revolutions as a grave threat to society and advocated for a constitution that prevented them by balancing social interests and forms of government. The Revolution to Come traces how evolving conceptions of history ushered in a faith in the power of revolution to create more just and reasonable societies. Taking readers from Greek antiquity to Leninist Russia, Dan Edelstein describes how classical philosophers viewed history as chaotic and directionless, and sought to keep historical change—especially revolutions—at bay. This conception prevailed until the eighteenth century, when Enlightenment thinkers conceived of history as a form of progress and of revolution as its catalyst. These ideas were put to the test during the French Revolution and came to define revolutions well into the twentieth century. Edelstein demonstrates how the coming of the revolution leaves societies divided over its goals, giving rise to new forms of violence in which rivals are targeted as counterrevolutionaries. A panoramic work of intellectual history, The Revolution to Come challenges us to reflect on the aims and consequences of revolution and to balance the value of stability over the hope for change in our own moment of fear and upheaval.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
432
ISBN-13:
9780691231853
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0691231850
Udg. Dato:
15 apr 2025
Længde:
39mm
Bredde:
168mm
Højde:
246mm
Forlag:
Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato:
15 apr 2025
Forfatter(e):
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