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Book SynopsisThe Spectre of Babeuf is a long-awaited introduction to Babeuf written by Ian Birchall. Little known to today's radicals, Babeuf and his conspiracy of equals were in some ways the direct historical precursor of the revolutionary socialist movement. Ian Birchall, a prolific writer and authority on Babeuf, has produced a long-awaited introduction to him - his historical significance, his ideas and his practice in revolutionary France.
Trade Review"The story of the French Revolution has been the subject of countless books and articles, but the story of Gracchus Babeuf has rarely been told in the English language, so this reprint of Ian Birchall's 1997 book looking at the French revolutionary is enormously welcome...as Ian Birchall's excellent book shows us, we still have much to learn from the revolutionary life of Gracchus Babeuf." Resolute Reader
"The story of the French Revolution has been the subject of countless books and articles, but the story of Gracchus Babeuf has rarely been told in the English language, so this reprint of Ian Birchall's 1997 book looking at the French revolutionary is enormously welcome...as Ian Birchall's excellent book shows us, we still have much to learn from the revolutionary life of Gracchus Babeuf." —Resolute Reader
Table of ContentsCONTENTS CHRONOLOGY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION PART I THE EMERGENCE OF A REVOLUTIONARY CHAPTER 2 ‘BORN IN THE MUD’ CHAPTER 3 ADVANCING REVOLUTION CHAPTER 4 THE CONSPIRACY CHAPTER 5 THE TRIAL PART II THE CONDESCENSION OF POSTERITY CHAPTER 6 FIRST OPINIONS CHAPTER 7 1848 AND AFTER CHAPTER 8 THE SHADOW OF OCTOBER CHAPTER 9 COLD WAR AND AFTER PART III BABEUF’S SOCIALISM CHAPTER 10 COMMON HAPPINESS CHAPTER 11 THEORY AND PRACTICE APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ENDNOTES
