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//-->This page intentionally left blankSorel: Reflections on ViolenceGeorges Sorel’sReflections on Violenceis one of the most contro-versial books of the twentieth century: J. B. Priestley argued that ifone could grasp why a retired civil servant had written such a bookthen the modern age could be understood. It heralded the politicalturmoil of the decades that were to follow its publication and pro-vided inspiration for Marxists and Fascists alike. Developing theideas of violence, myth and the general strike, Sorel celebrates theheroic action of the proletariat as a means of saving the modernworld from decadence and of reinvigorating the capitalist spirit ofa timid bourgeoisie. This new edition of Sorel’s classic text isaccompanied by an editor’s introduction by Jeremy Jennings, a lead-ing scholar in political thought, both setting the work in its contextand explaining its major themes. A chronology of Sorel’s life and alist of further reading are included. is professor of political theory at the Universityof Birmingham. He is the author or editor of numerous books andarticles, includingGeorges Sorel: The Character and Development ofhis Thought(),Syndicalism in France: A Study of Ideas()andIntellectuals in Politics().C AM BR I DG E T E XT S I N TH EH IS TO R Y O F P O LI TI C AL TH O UG HTSeries editorsRGReader in Philosophy, University of CambridgeQSRegius Professor of Modern History, University of CambridgeCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought is now firmly estab-lished as the major student textbook series in political theory. It aims to makeavailable to students all the most important texts in the history of Westernpolitical thought, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth century. All thefamiliar classic texts will be included but the series seeks at the same time toenlarge the conventional canon by incorporating an extensive range of lesswell-known works, many of them never before available in a modern Englishedition. Wherever possible, texts are published in complete and unabridgedform, and translations are specially commissioned for the series. Each volumecontains a critical introduction together with chronologies, biographicalsketches, a guide to further reading and any necessary glossaries and textualapparatus. When completed, the series will aim to offer an outline of theentire evolution of Western political thought.For a list of titles published in the series, please see end of book.GEORGES SORELReflections onViolence J ER E M Y J E NN I N GSUniversity of Birmingham
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