{"product_id":"robespierre-9780691212944","title":"Robespierre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Epic in scope, \u003ci\u003eRobespierre \u003c\/i\u003erelates how the man who became an icon of the movement for French democracy also became its first tyrant. Its narrative is a potent, timely warning that the very real danger of tyranny lies within democracy itself.\" * Foreword Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"The virtue of Gauchet’s book is his laser-like focus on the one belief that shaped Robespierre’s constantly evolving opinions and actions: that government should reflect the will of the people, but particular interests, often involving conspiracies, stand in the way of the triumph of that general will.\"\u003cb\u003e---Lynn Hunt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eIt is not so much Robespierre himself who is of interest to Gauchet, but Robespierre as a synecdoche for the revolution...It is to their considerable credit that in their introduction of the book, David A Bell and Hugo Drochon have elucidated the basic contours of Gauchet’s long career in their introduction, which will be absolutely indispensable to English readers likely to be less familiar with the polemical intentions behind this book. Indeed, as they themselves note, \u003ci\u003eRobespierre \u003c\/i\u003eoffers perhaps the easiest entry point to Gauchet’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Angus Brown, \u003ci\u003eTocqueville 21\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eGauchet’s recent book, \u003ci\u003eRobespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most\u003c\/i\u003e...comes to us beautifully translated by Malcolm DeBevoise and introduced by David Bell and Hugo Drochon. \u003ci\u003eRobespierre\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively addition to an already spirited world of French revolutionary biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Kevin Duong, \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging. . . .Gauchet’s \u003ci\u003eRobespierre: The Man Who Divides Us the Most\u003c\/i\u003e is a stimulating addition to studies of Robespierre as a political thinker and orator.\"\u003cb\u003e---Mette Harder, \u003ci\u003eH-France Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865548632407,"sku":"9780691212944","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691212944.jpg?v=1722274508","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/robespierre-9780691212944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}