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PublisherVerso Books

ISBN-101781686165

ISBN-139781781686164

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Book TitleWar and Revolution : Rethinking the Twentieth Century

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistoriography, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Genocide & War Crimes, Modern / 20th Century, Military / General, Revolutionary, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, World / General

Publication Year2015

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorDomenico Losurdo

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight25.3 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-029117

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsPraise for Liberalism: A Counter-History : "A brilliant exercise in unmasking liberal pretensions, surveying over three centuries with magisterial command of the sources." -- Financial Times "Stimulatingly uncovers the contradictions of an ideology that is much too self-righteously invoked." --Pankaj Mishra, Guardian "A book of wide reference and real erudition." -- Times Literary Supplement "The book is a historically grounded, very accessible critique of liberalism, complementing a growing literature critical of liberalism." -- Choice, Praise for Liberalism: A Counter-History : "A brilliant exercise in unmasking liberal pretensions, surveying over three centuries with magisterial command of the sources." -- Financial Times "Stimulatingly uncovers the contradictions of an ideology that is much too self-righteously invoked." --Pankaj Mishra, Guardian "A book of wide reference and real erudition." -- Times Literary Supplement "The book is a historically grounded, very accessible critique of liberalism, complementing a growing literature critical of liberalism." -- Choice "There is always something to learn from books by Domenico Losurdo. And this is no exception." -- Corriere della Sera "Vast historical research recommended for the depth of the 'excavation' and for the wealth of new material that emerges." -- Il Sole 24 Ore "A philosopher-historian of great lucidity, author of always innovative books." -- La Stampa "Losurdo is almost unbelievably well read." -- Jacobin, "Losurdo's book, fruit of a continuous intertwining of historical investigations and philosophical reflections, not only constitutes a criticism of historical revisionism but also does not want to be just an invitation to look to the past to better understand the century behind us: it contains precious tools for criticising the war ideology that the West seems to want to reinstate today." --Stefano G. Azzarà and Leonardo Pecoraro, International Critical Thought " War and Revolution is a relentless document. It is dense and disconcerting. This is precisely why it should be considered one of the most important history books written since [9-11]." --Ron Jacobs, CounterPunch

Dewey Decimal909.82072

SynopsisWar and Revolution identifies and takes to task a reactionary trend among contemporary historians, one that's grown increasingly apparent in recent years. It's a revisionist tendency discernible in the work of authors such as Ernst Nolte, who traces the impetus behind the Holocaust to the excesses of the Russian Revolution; or François Furet, who links the Stalinist purges to an "illness" originating with the French Revolution. The intention of these revisionists is to eradicate the revolutionary tradition. Their true motives have little to do with the quest for a greater understanding of the past, but lie in the climate of the present day and the ideological needs of the political classes, as is most clearly seen now in the work of the Anglophone imperial revivalists Paul Johnson and Niall Ferguson. In this vigorous riposte to those who would denigrate the history of emancipatory struggle, Losurdo captivates the reader with a tour de force account of modern revolt, providing a new perspective on the English, American, French and twentieth-century revolutions., War and Revolution identifies and takes to task a reactionary trend among contemporary historians, one that's grown increasingly apparent in recent years. It's a revisionist tendency discernible in the work of authors such as Ernst Nolte, who traces the impetus behind the Holocaust to the excesses of the Russian Revolution; or Fran ois Furet, who links the Stalinist purges to an "illness" originating with the French Revolution. The intention of these revisionists is to eradicate the revolutionary tradition. Their true motives have little to do with the quest for a greater understanding of the past, but lie in the climate of the present day and the ideological needs of the political classes, as is most clearly seen now in the work of the Anglophone imperial revivalists Paul Johnson and Niall Ferguson. In this vigorous riposte to those who would denigrate the history of emancipatory struggle, Losurdo captivates the reader with a tour de force account of modern revolt, providing a new perspective on the English, American, French and twentieth-century revolutions., War and Revolution is an original re-reading of contemporary history, linking trends of historical revisionism in historiography to an investigation of fundamental philosophical and political categories, such as international civil war, revolution, totalitarianism, and genocide. Losurdo begins from the revisionist theses of Ernst Nolte on the Holocaust and of Fran.ois Furet on the French Revolution, and ends with the Anglophone imperial revivalists Paul Johnson and Niall Ferguson. Losurdo captivates the reader with his tour de force of the history of modern revolt, giving a new perspective on comparisons between the English, American, French and twentieth-century revolutions.

LC Classification NumberD413.5.L67 2014