| Fair Shares for All: Jacobin Egalitarianism in Practice Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gross, Jean-Pierre (Author), Roper, Lyndal (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521526507 ISBN-13: 9780521526500 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This revisionist study challenges those readings of the French Revolution that see it as inherently violent and intolerant, often in terms of the Terror alone, and explores the egalitarian policies pursued in the provinces. The mainstream Jacobin agenda held out the promise of "fair shares" and equal opportunities for all in a private ownership market economy. Moreover it sought to achieve social justice without jeopardizing human rights. Thus it tended to complement, rather than undermine, the liberal, individualist program of the Revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
| Dewey: 339.209 |
| Series: Past and Present Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This revisionist study challenges those readings of the French Revolution that see it as inherently violent and intolerant, often in terms of the Terror alone, and explores the egalitarian policies pursued in the provinces. The mainstream Jacobin agenda held out the promise of fair shares and equal opportunities for all in a private ownership market economy. Moreover it sought to achieve social justice without jeopardizing human rights. Thus it tended to complement, rather than undermine, the liberal, individualist program of the Revolution. |