內容簡介
反思暴力在政治理論領域，“劍橋政治思想史原著系列”作為主要的學生教科叢書，如今已牢固確立了其地位。本叢書旨在使學生能夠獲得從古臘到20世紀初期西方政治思想史方面所有最為重要的原著；它囊括了所有著名的經典原著，但與此同時，它又擴展了傳統的評價尺度，以便能夠納入範圍廣泛。不那么出名的作品；而在此之前，這些作品中有許多從未有過現代英文版本可資利用。只要可能，所選原著都會以完整而不刪節的形式出版，其中的譯作則是專門為本叢書的目的而安排。每一本書都有一個評論性的導言，加上歷史年表、生平梗概、進一步閱讀指南。以及必要的辭彙表和原文註解。本叢書的最終目的是，為西方政治思想的整個發展脈絡提供一個清晰的輪廓。
作者簡介
Georges Sorel’s Reflections on Violence is one of the most controversial books of the twentieth century： J.B. Priestley argued that if one could grasp why a retired civil servant had written such a book then the Modern Age could be understood. It heralded the political turmoil of the decades that were to follow its publication and provided inspiration for Marxists and Fascists alike. Developing the ideas of violence, myth and the general strike, Sorel celebrates the heroic action of the proletariat as a means of saving the modern world form decadence and of reinvigorating the capitalist spirit of a timid bourgeoisie. This new edition of sorel’s classic text is accompanied by and editor’s introduction by Jeremy Jennings, a leading scholar in political thought, both setting the work in its context and explaining its major themes. A chronology of Sorel’s life and a list of further reading are included.
目錄
Acknowledgements
Introduction by Jeremy Jennings
Select bibliography
Chronology
Biographical synopses
Note on the text
Note on the translation
Reflections on violence
Introduction:Letter to Daniel Halevy
Introduction to the first publication
ⅠClass struggle and violence
ⅡThe decadence of the bourgeoisid and violence
Ⅲ Prejudices against violence
ⅣTheproletarianstrike
ⅤThe political general strike
ⅥThe ethics of violence
