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The Jacobin Legacy in Modern France: Essays in Honour of Vincent Wright

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The Jacobin Legacy in Modern France: Essays in Honour of Vincent Wright - Hazareesingh, Sudhir (Editor)
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In this volume, a distinguished collection of historians and political scientists reflect on France's evolution as a political community from the nineteenth century to the present. France is often seen as a 'Jacobin' polity, committed to the principles of national unity and state centralization, a robust conception of patriotism, the promotion of a uniform and homogenous culture on its society, and the defence of the general interest against sectional concerns. Shedding new light on the specificities of modern French ...

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The Jacobin Legacy in Modern France: Essays in Honour of Vincent Wright 2003, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780199256464

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