Three Against the Third Republic: Sorel, Barres and Maurras

by Michael Curtis

Overview

This volume is a comparative study of the political thought of three writers who, between 1885 and 1914, were leaders in the counterrevolutionary movement in France. Maurice Barres was a nationalistic conservative; Charles Maurras, a classic reactionary; and Georges Sorel, a moralist and syndicalist. Different though the three men were in their conception of political order, they were in common opposed to liberal democracy as a system of government and to most of the ideology and institutions of the Third Republic. Because of their impact on the generation that guided France before World War I, and because many of their attitudes foreshadow later totalitarian programs, Sorel, Barres and Maurras have a significant place in any assessment of modern European political history.

Originally published in 1959.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691626222
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	12/08/2015
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library , #2387
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Curtis is distinguished professor emeritus of political science at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous books, including Israel in the Third World, Antisemitism in the Contemporary World, Orientalism and Islam, and Should Israel Exist?: A Sovereign Nation under Attack by the International Community.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition I. Introduction II. Two Crises: Boulanger and Dreyfus III. The Men: Sorel, Barres, Maurras IV. Attack on Democracy V. Attack on the Revolution VI. Attack on Decadence VII. Intellectuals and the Need for Action VIII. The Divided Republic IX. Attack on the Politics of the Republic X. The Weakness of the Republic XI. Traditional Institutions and a Political Science XII. The Proposed Solutions XIII. Conclusion Bibliography Index