{"product_id":"the-spectre-of-babeuf-9781608466054","title":"The Spectre Of Babeuf","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  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","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359719391575,"sku":"9781608466054","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608466054.jpg?v=1754125509","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-spectre-of-babeuf-9781608466054","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}