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[[Image:Robespierre.jpg|right]]==Book Description=='''In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.'''{{SZ}}
=====Book Description=====[[Image:Robespierre.jpg|300px|right]]'''s defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever writtenIn this dazzling new series, [[philosopher]] and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents[[cultural]] critic Slavoj [[Zizek]] interrogates key writings on [[revolution]]. Yet today, the French Revolution is celebrated as the event which gave birth to a nation built on the principles of enlightenment… So how should a contemporary audience approach Robespierre's vindication of revolutionary terror? Zizek takes a helter-skelter route through these contradictions, marshalling all the breadth of analogy for which he is famous.''
"Robespierre''If s [[defense]] of the spring [[French]] Revolution remains one of popular government the most powerful and unnerving justifications for [[political]] [[violence]] ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in time a [[world]] obsessed with [[terrorism]] and appalled by the [[language]] of peace its proponents. Yet today, the French Revolution is virtue, celebrated as the [[event]] which gave [[birth]] to a [[nation]] built on the springs principles of popular government in revolution are at once virtue and enlightenment… So how should a contemporary audience approach Robespierre's vindication of revolutionary [[terror: virtue]]? Zizek takes a helter-skelter route through these contradictions, without marshalling all the breadth of analogy for which terror he is fatal; terror, without which virtue is powerless''famous."—Robespierre
"''If the spring of popular [[government]] in [[time]] of peace is virtue, the springs of popular government in revolution are at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is powerless''."—Robespierre =====Product Details=====* {| style="width:100%; border:1px solid #aaa;text-align:left; line-height:2.0em; padding-left:10px;"|width="100%"| Robespierre, Maximilien and [[Slavoj Zizek]] (Introduction). '''Paperback''[[Virtue and Terror (Revolution!)]]': 160 pages* '''Publisher''': . Verso (. January 22, 2007)* ''', Paperback, 160 pages, Language''': [[English* ''']], ISBN: 184467584X. <small>Buy it at [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/184467584X/nosubject-20/ Amazon.com], [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/184467584X/nosub07-10'''20/ Amazon.ca], [http: //www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/184467584X* '''ISBN/nosub-13'''21/ Amazon.de], [http: 978//www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/184467584X/nosubjencyofl-1844675845* '''Product Dimensions'''21/ Amazon.co.uk] or [http: 7//www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/184467584X/nosub04-21/ Amazon.6 x 5 x 0fr].7 inches</small>|} {{CBBSZ}}
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