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Choosing terror : virtue, friendship, and authenticity in the French Revolution, Marisa Linton
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- Summary
- Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity in the French Revolution examines the leaders of the French Revolution-Robespierre and his fellow Jacobins-and particularly the gradual process whereby many of them came to 'choose terror'. These men led the Jacobin Club between 1789 and 1794, and were attempting to establish new democratic politics in France. Exploring revolutionary politics through the eyes of these leaders, and against a backdrop of a series of traumatic events, wars, and betrayals. Marisa Linton portrays the Jacobins as complex human beings who were influenced by emotions and personal loyalties, as well as by their revolutionary ideology. The Jacobin leaders' entire political careers were constrained by their need to be seen by their supporters as 'men of virtue', free from corruption and ambition, and concerned only with the public good. In the early stages of the Revolution, this appearance of virtue empowered the Jacobin leaders, and aided them in their efforts to forge their political careers. However with the onset of war, there was a growing conviction that political leaders who feigned virtue were 'the enemy within', secretly conspiring with France's external enemies. By Year Two, the year of the Terror, the Jacobin identity had become a destructive force-in order to demonstrate their own authenticity, they had to be seen to act virtuously, yet be prepared, if the public good demanded it, to denounce and destroy their friends, and even to sacrifice their own lives. This desperate thinking resulted in the 'politicians' terror', one of the most ruthless of all forms of terror during the Revolution. Choosing Terror seeks neither to cast blame, nor to exonerate, but to understand the process whereby such things can happen
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 323 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : political identity and the Jacobin leaders -- The eighteenth-century man of virtue -- 'How the face of things has changed' -- New men for new politics : the first Jacobin leaders -- The ascendancy of the Girondins and the path to war -- Choosing sides : friends, factions, and conspirators in the new republic -- A conspiracy of Girondins -- Being Cincinnatus : the Jacobins in power -- The enemy within -- The Robespierrists and the republic of virtue -- Final choices : Thermidor -- Achieving authenticity -- Conclusion : experiencing revolutionary politics : the lived contradiction sof virtue, friendship, and authenticity
- The Robespierrists and the Republic of Virtue
- Final Choices: Thermidor
- Achieving Authenticity
- Conclusion: Experiencing Revolutionary Politics: The Lived Contradictions of Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity
- The Eighteenth-Century Man of Virtue
- 'How the Face of Things has Changed'
- New Men for New Politics: The First Jacobin Leaders
- The Ascendancy of the Girondins and the Path to War
- Choosing Sides: Friends, Factions, and Conspirators in the new Republic
- A Conspiracy of Girondins
- Being Cincinnatus: The Jacobins in Power
- The Enemy Within
- Isbn
- 9780199576302
- Label
- Choosing terror : virtue, friendship, and authenticity in the French Revolution
- Title
- Choosing terror
- Title remainder
- virtue, friendship, and authenticity in the French Revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Marisa Linton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity in the French Revolution examines the leaders of the French Revolution-Robespierre and his fellow Jacobins-and particularly the gradual process whereby many of them came to 'choose terror'. These men led the Jacobin Club between 1789 and 1794, and were attempting to establish new democratic politics in France. Exploring revolutionary politics through the eyes of these leaders, and against a backdrop of a series of traumatic events, wars, and betrayals. Marisa Linton portrays the Jacobins as complex human beings who were influenced by emotions and personal loyalties, as well as by their revolutionary ideology. The Jacobin leaders' entire political careers were constrained by their need to be seen by their supporters as 'men of virtue', free from corruption and ambition, and concerned only with the public good. In the early stages of the Revolution, this appearance of virtue empowered the Jacobin leaders, and aided them in their efforts to forge their political careers. However with the onset of war, there was a growing conviction that political leaders who feigned virtue were 'the enemy within', secretly conspiring with France's external enemies. By Year Two, the year of the Terror, the Jacobin identity had become a destructive force-in order to demonstrate their own authenticity, they had to be seen to act virtuously, yet be prepared, if the public good demanded it, to denounce and destroy their friends, and even to sacrifice their own lives. This desperate thinking resulted in the 'politicians' terror', one of the most ruthless of all forms of terror during the Revolution. Choosing Terror seeks neither to cast blame, nor to exonerate, but to understand the process whereby such things can happen
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Linton, Marisa
- Dewey number
- 944.040922
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DC146.R6
- LC item number
- L65 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Robespierre, Maximilien
- Jacobins
- Revolutionaries
- France
- France
- Label
- Choosing terror : virtue, friendship, and authenticity in the French Revolution, Marisa Linton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-309) and index
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- volume
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- Contents
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- Introduction : political identity and the Jacobin leaders -- The eighteenth-century man of virtue -- 'How the face of things has changed' -- New men for new politics : the first Jacobin leaders -- The ascendancy of the Girondins and the path to war -- Choosing sides : friends, factions, and conspirators in the new republic -- A conspiracy of Girondins -- Being Cincinnatus : the Jacobins in power -- The enemy within -- The Robespierrists and the republic of virtue -- Final choices : Thermidor -- Achieving authenticity -- Conclusion : experiencing revolutionary politics : the lived contradiction sof virtue, friendship, and authenticity
- The Robespierrists and the Republic of Virtue
- Final Choices: Thermidor
- Achieving Authenticity
- Conclusion: Experiencing Revolutionary Politics: The Lived Contradictions of Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity
- The Eighteenth-Century Man of Virtue
- 'How the Face of Things has Changed'
- New Men for New Politics: The First Jacobin Leaders
- The Ascendancy of the Girondins and the Path to War
- Choosing Sides: Friends, Factions, and Conspirators in the new Republic
- A Conspiracy of Girondins
- Being Cincinnatus: The Jacobins in Power
- The Enemy Within
- Control code
- 829055558
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199576302
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829055558
- Label
- Choosing terror : virtue, friendship, and authenticity in the French Revolution, Marisa Linton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-309) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
-
- Introduction : political identity and the Jacobin leaders -- The eighteenth-century man of virtue -- 'How the face of things has changed' -- New men for new politics : the first Jacobin leaders -- The ascendancy of the Girondins and the path to war -- Choosing sides : friends, factions, and conspirators in the new republic -- A conspiracy of Girondins -- Being Cincinnatus : the Jacobins in power -- The enemy within -- The Robespierrists and the republic of virtue -- Final choices : Thermidor -- Achieving authenticity -- Conclusion : experiencing revolutionary politics : the lived contradiction sof virtue, friendship, and authenticity
- The Robespierrists and the Republic of Virtue
- Final Choices: Thermidor
- Achieving Authenticity
- Conclusion: Experiencing Revolutionary Politics: The Lived Contradictions of Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity
- The Eighteenth-Century Man of Virtue
- 'How the Face of Things has Changed'
- New Men for New Politics: The First Jacobin Leaders
- The Ascendancy of the Girondins and the Path to War
- Choosing Sides: Friends, Factions, and Conspirators in the new Republic
- A Conspiracy of Girondins
- Being Cincinnatus: The Jacobins in Power
- The Enemy Within
- Control code
- 829055558
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199576302
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829055558
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