The virtues of violence democracy against disintegration in modern France Duong, Kevin creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2020 2020 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations "This book uncovers an unfamiliar vision of political violence that nonetheless prevailed in modern French thought: that through "redemptive violence" the people would not rend but regenerate society. It hones in on invocations of popular redemptive violence across four historical moments in France specifically: the French Revolution, Algeria's colonization, the Paris Commune, and the eve of the first World War. In each of these cases, the book reveals how French thinkers experienced democratization as social disintegration. Yet before such danger, they also proclaimed that virtuous violence by the people could repair the social fabric. The path leading from an anarchic multitude to an organized democratic society required, not violence's prohibition, but its virtuous expression by the people. Understanding this counterintuitive vision of violence in French thought offers a new vantage point on the meaning of modern democracy. It alerts readers to how struggles for democracy do not merely seek justice or a new legal regime but also liberating visions of the social bond. Political violence; democracy; revolution; France; popular sovereignty; terror; democratic theory; political theory; republicanism; French republicanism"-- Kevin Duong. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-fr--- f-ae--- Political violence France History Social conflict France History Democracy Social aspects France World War, 1914-1918 France France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Algeria History French Expedition, 1830 Paris (France) History Commune, 1871 Violence politique France Histoire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 France Algérie Histoire 1830 (Expédition française) Paris (France) Histoire 1871 (Commune) Social History HISTORY History & Theory POLITICAL SCIENCE Geopolitics Democracy Social aspects Political violence Social conflict Algeria France France Paris French Expedition (Algeria : 1830) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbvjc4ggH7T7VhPxVK Commune (Paris, France : 1871) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbd6qyYDw36Tm4kJhb World War (1914-1918) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9cvdKydGHm4yKx7Gb Revolution (France : 1789-1799) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTvCqwjRK8jJqvb 1789-1918 fast HN440.V5 D86 2020 303.60944 Virtues of violence Duong, Kevin. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020 (DLC) 2019036448 9780190058449 0190058447 9780190058425 0190058420 9780190058432 0190058439 9780190058418 2019036449 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/32098 DLC 191025 20260319181524.9 in00005717854 eng