{"product_id":"writers-and-revolution-intellectuals-and-the-french-revolution-of-1848-paperback-softback-9781108829373","title":"Writers and Revolution; Intellectuals and the French Revolution of 1848 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108829373","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWriters and Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntellectuals and the French Revolution of 1848\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the experience and impact of the 1848 French Revolution through the writings of nine European intellectuals, including Marx and Flaubert.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Beecher (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108829373, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This wonderful book demonstrates once again Jonathan Beecher's deep knowledge of French political thought along with his considerable talents as an intellectual biographer. … an immensely learned, compelling, and beautifully crafted book.' Edward Berenson, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe revolution of 1848 has been described as the revolution of the intellectuals. In France, the revolution galvanised the energies of major romantic writers and intellectuals. This book follows nine writers through the revolution of 1848 and its aftermath: Alphonse de Lamartine, George Sand, Marie d'Agoult, Victor Hugo, Alexis de Tocqueville, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Alexander Herzen, Karl Marx, and Gustave Flaubert. Conveying a sense of the experience of 1848 as these writers lived it, this fresh and engaging study captures the sense of possibility at a time when it was not yet clear that the Second French Republic had no future. By looking closely at key texts in which each writer attempted to understand, judge, criticise, or intervene in the revolution, Jonathan Beecher shows how each endeavoured to answer the question posed explicitly by Tocqueville: Why, within the space of two generations, did democratic revolutions twice culminate in the dictatorship of a Napoleon?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lamartine, the Girondins and 1848\u003cbr\u003e 3. George Sand: 'The People' Found and Lost\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marie d'Agoult: A Liberal Republican\u003cbr\u003e 5. Victor Hugo: The Republic as a Learning Experience\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tocqueville: 'A Vile Tragedy Performed by Provincial Actors'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Proudhon: 'A Revolution Without An Idea'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Alexander Herzen: A Tragedy Both Collective and Personal\u003cbr\u003e 9. Marx: The Meaning of a Farce\u003cbr\u003e 10. Flaubert: Lost Hopes and Empty Words\u003cbr\u003e 11: Aftermath, Themes and Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], French Revolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on French Revolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22French%20Revolution%20%5BHBTV2%5D%22\"\u003eHBTV2\u003c\/a\u003e], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501388329240,"sku":"9781108829373","price":25.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108829373i.jpg?v=1786234938","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/writers-and-revolution-intellectuals-and-the-french-revolution-of-1848-paperback-softback-9781108829373","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}