Radicalism and the Revolt Against Reason (Routledge Revivals): The Social Theories of Georges Sorel with a Translation of his Essay...

Radicalism and the Revolt Against Reason (Routledge Revivals): The Social Theories of Georges Sorel with a Translation of his Essay...
ISBN-10
1135228280
ISBN-13
9781135228286
Category
Social Science
Pages
302
Language
English
Published
2009-09-10
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Irving Louis Horowitz

Description

Radicalism and the Revolt Against Reason is a work that continues to have a steady and large scale impact on political and social theory fifty years since its first appearance. A study of how radical thought modifies its actions and ideologies in a time of unrealized and frustrated expectations, the focus is on Georges Sorel and the Europe of the fin de siècle, a time when socialist revolution was forcefully set aside by liberal reform. In a technique that presaged contemporary period, radical demands did not simply dissolve or disappear, they profoundly changed emphasis from the impersonal forces of history to highly personal forces of individual will. This edition includes a substantial brand new introduction by the author.

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