Commitment and Change: Georges Sorel and the idea of revolution

by Richard Vernon

Book Overview

This analysis of Georges Sorel's ideas on revolution and the original translations of some of his little-known writings on this theme offer a critical reassessment of Sorel's place in modern political thought.

By turns conservative pessimist, social democrat, revolutionary syndicalist, and reactionary, Sorel is a perplexing figure. He has long been regarded as one of a generation of intellectuals who abandoned reason for violence, theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487581378
• ISBN13: 9781487581374
• Release Date: December 1978
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"