The Spectre of Babeuf
| Author | : Ian H. Birchall |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 1997-08-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781349255993 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1349255998 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Spectre of Babeuf by : Ian H. Birchall
Download or read book The Spectre of Babeuf written by Ian H. Birchall and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-08-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Babeuf as a political thinker, based on an analysis of his extensive writings, and on scholarship unavailable in English, shows him to be a major precursor of the modern revolutionary socialist tradition. The first part traces Babeuf's political evolution in the context of the French Revolution; the second examines his changing reputation among subsequent historians. The final section assesses the originality of his thought, showing him to be neither a Jacobin nor a Utopian.
