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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022611449X
ISBN-13
9780226114491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038256867
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lies, Passions, and Illusions : the Democratic Imagination in the Twentieth Century
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Europe / France, Political
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Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
0.7 in
Item Width
0.5 in
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Trade
LCCN
2014-002448
Reviews
In 1996, Francois Furet had occasion to summarize his thinking about Communism, totalitarianism, democracy, Fascism, Nazism, and the assorted catastrophes of the twentieth century in a series of conversations with the philosopher Paul Ricoeur. In 1997, the tragically premature death of this great historian and wonderful man left a gaping hole in the community of scholars and in the larger world of intellectuals engaged in the core political debates of our time. This small gem of a book offers us Furet's part of those conversations with all of the eloquence, clarity, subtlety-and a quiet but insistent courage-that made him one of the greatest historians and intellectuals of the last half century in Europe as well as in the United States, which he came to know and admire. In 2014, we now know that the era of lies and illusions of the twentieth century that many complacently thought was safely behind us remains a part of our present. Lies, Passions, and Illusions , by reminding us of how and why Europe's twentieth century was one of too many catastrophes, offers important insights as to why that is the case., One of the most influential men in contemporary France. . . . Nothing will ever be as it was before he came along., Understanding our present condition requires that we reflect back on the complex legacy of hope and suffering bequeathed by the twentieth century. Franois Furet is one of the best guides we can follow on this journey of self-understanding and this short volume confirms it., These are lucid, searching reflections on the political passions that consumed the last century and continue to haunt our own. They offer an ideal introduction to the thinking of one of the most perceptive and philosophical of modern historians and a powerful demonstration of the need for historical self-understanding in a democratic society., Understanding our present condition requires that we reflect back on the complex legacy of hope and suffering bequeathed by the twentieth century. François Furet is one of the best guides we can follow on this journey of self-understanding and this short volume confirms it., Altogether, this short volume is a collection of illuminating historical reflections, lucidly spelled out and mercifully devoid of bombast and jargon. In Furet's writings, moral clarity and intellectual rigour merge marvellously. This book is not only about the past but also about the current European predicament, the resurgence of nationalist sentiments and emotions, and the pitfalls of new ideological siren songs. It should be read as a melancholy reflection on past delusions and a caveat about their possible return as humankind grapples with agonising uncertainties. In refusing to be seduced by optimistic paeans to irreversible social progress, Furet reminds us that democratic politics is a continuously endangered undertaking., "Altogether, this short volume is a collection of illuminating historical reflections, lucidly spelled out and mercifully devoid of bombast and jargon. In Furet's writings, moral clarity and intellectual rigour merge marvellously. This book is not only about the past but also about the current European predicament, the resurgence of nationalist sentiments and emotions, and the pitfalls of new ideological siren songs. It should be read as a melancholy reflection on past delusions and a caveat about their possible return as humankind grapples with agonising uncertainties. In refusing to be seduced by optimistic paeans to irreversible social progress, Furet reminds us that democratic politics is a continuously endangered undertaking."
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
335.43
Table Of Content
Translator's Note Introduction: François Furet and Paul Ricoeur: A Dialogue Interrupted Christophe Prochasson Ideas and Emotions The End of a World? On the Nation: The Universal and the Particular The Socialist Movement, the Nation, and the War The Past and the Future of the Revolution The Historian's Pursuit The Seductions of Bolshevism Critique of Totalitarianism Learning from the Past Notes
Synopsis
Historian and Press author François Furet (1927-1997), labeled by Tony Judt as "one of the most influential men in contemporary France," was author or coauthor of seminal books on the French Revolution, coeditor of the Press's Tocqueville translations, and author of three books published in translation by Chicago, the last being The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century. In The Passing of an Illusion, Furet explored the consequences and aftermath of the Communist revolution, resulting in a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era. Several months after the publication of The Passing in French, the historian engaged in a conversation with philosopher Paul Ricoeur around the themes of that book. Hope and Despair is that conversation, lightly edited and emended by Furet before his death. Furet paints a fresco of the major political movements of the twentieth century. He covers an extraordinarily broad range of subjects: the nations of Europe, the very different trajectories of Anglo-Saxon, German, Italian and French political thought and currents. He offers a vigorous defense of the role of the historian. This is a dialogue with his critics, but also with himself and the major figures that have played a fundamental role in our understanding of the tragic playing-out of the tensions inherent in egalitarian, liberal democracy in the twentieth century: Tocqueville, Arendt, Nolte, De Felice. It is perfect for both the Furet novice as well as the seasoned connoisseur interested in some of Furet's last thoughts on this topic., François Furet needs little introduction. Widely considered one of the leading historians of the French Revolution, he was a maverick for his time, shining a critical light on the entrenched Marxist interpretations that prevailed during the mid-twentieth century. Shortly after his death in 1997, the New York Review of Books called him "one of the most influential men in contemporary France." Lies, Passions, and Illusions is a fitting capstone to this celebrated author's oeuvre: a late-career conversation with philosopher Paul Ricoeur on the twentieth century writ large, a century of violence and turmoil, of unprecedented wealth and progress, in which history advanced, for better or worse, in quantum leaps. This conversation would be, sadly, Furet's last-he died while Ricoeur was completing his edits. Ricoeur did not want to publish his half without Furet's approval, so what remains is Furet's alone, an astonishingly cohesive meditation on the political passions of the twentieth century. With strokes at once broad and incisive, he examines the many different trajectories that nations of the West have followed over the past hundred years. It is a dialogue with history as it happened but also as a form of thought. It is a dialogue with his critics, with himself, and with those major thinkers-from Tocqueville to Hannah Arendt-whose ideas have shaped our understanding of the tragic dramas and upheavals of the modern era. It is a testament to the crucial role of the historian, a reflection on how history is made and lived, and how the imagination is a catalyst for political change. Whether new to Furet or deeply familiar with his work, readers will find thought-provoking assessments on every page, a deeply moving look back at one of the most tumultuous periods of history and how we might learn and look forward from it., Fran ois Furet needs little introduction. Widely considered one of the leading historians of the French Revolution, he was a maverick for his time, shining a critical light on the entrenched Marxist interpretations that prevailed during the mid-twentieth century. Shortly after his death in 1997, the New York Review of Books called him "one of the most influential men in contemporary France." Lies, Passions, and Illusions is a fitting capstone to this celebrated author's oeuvre: a late-career conversation with philosopher Paul Ricoeur on the twentieth century writ large, a century of violence and turmoil, of unprecedented wealth and progress, in which history advanced, for better or worse, in quantum leaps. This conversation would be, sadly, Furet's last--he died while Ricoeur was completing his edits. Ricoeur did not want to publish his half without Furet's approval, so what remains is Furet's alone, an astonishingly cohesive meditation on the political passions of the twentieth century. With strokes at once broad and incisive, he examines the many different trajectories that nations of the West have followed over the past hundred years. It is a dialogue with history as it happened but also as a form of thought. It is a dialogue with his critics, with himself, and with those major thinkers--from Tocqueville to Hannah Arendt--whose ideas have shaped our understanding of the tragic dramas and upheavals of the modern era. It is a testament to the crucial role of the historian, a reflection on how history is made and lived, and how the imagination is a catalyst for political change. Whether new to Furet or deeply familiar with his work, readers will find thought-provoking assessments on every page, a deeply moving look back at one of the most tumultuous periods of history and how we might learn and look forward from it.
LC Classification Number
HX40.F86413 2014
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