Eli Sagan

Citizens & Cannibals

The French Revolution, the Struggle for Modernity, and the Origins of Ideological Terror

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Produktbeschreibung

What transformed moral citizens into guillotine cannibals during the French Revolution and the Great Reign of Terror? The answer, argues Eli Sagan, is the exact same force which has killed millions of people in the twentieth century--ideological terror. Citizens and Cannibals offers readers the most comprehensive and incisive explanation of the gruesome Terror, its causes, and its consequences for the modern world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 630
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 160mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1025g
• ISBN-13: 9780742508316
• ISBN-10: 0742508315
• Artikelnr.: 22293057

Autorenporträt

By Eli Sagan

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Intent of the Book Part 2 The Great Struggle
for Modernity Chapter 3 The Triumph of Liberalism: Values, Mores,
Mentalites Chapter 4 The Triumph of Liberalism: Institutions Chapter 5 One
Revolution or Three? Chapter 6 The Promise of Democratic Citizenship
Chapter 7 The Betrayal of the Promise of Democracy Chapter 8 The Mirage of
Democratic Citizenship Chapter 9 The Bourgeois Life and Capitalism Chapter
10 The Terrifying Paradox of Individualism Chapter 11 Secular Society,
Nationalism, and the Secular Sacred Chapter 12 To Rationalize Society-To
Order the World Part 13 The Possible Outcomes of the Struggle for Modernity
Chapter 14 Anarchy and the Fear of Anarchy Chapter 15 Riot, Gangsterism,
Conservative Dictatorship Chapter 16 Civilian Control of the Military: The
Militia and a Citizen Army Part 17 Modernity Psychosis: The Great Terror
Chapter 18 Paranoid Panic; Human Sacrifice as Paranoid Revenge; Scapegoats
Chapter 19 Enemies Without-Traitors Within; Paranoid Purging and
Self-Destruction Chapter 20 The Great Promise and the Great Anxiety of
Modernity Chapter 21 The Splitting of the Psyche; The Splitting of the
World; The Projection of Uncontaminated Virtue and Absolute Evil Chapter 22
The Flight to Perfection: Utopianism as a Defence against Modernity-Anxiety
Chapter 23 Regression to the Borderline Condition: On the Psychology of
Ideological Terror Chapter 24 Terror Chapter 25 Robespierre, Virtuous;
Robespierre, Paranoid; Robespierre, Narcissist; Robespierre, Dictator;
Robespierre, Genius of Moral Critique; Robespierre, Terrorist Part 26
Social Evolution Chapter 27 Why and Where Has God Been Pushing Us? Chapter
28 The Politics of the Impossible: Skipping a Developmental Stage Chapter
29 Notes, Bibliography Chapter 30 Index