Pluralism and the Idea of the Republic in France - by Julian Wright (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The idea of the centralized state has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars"--

Book Synopsis

The idea of the centralized State has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars.

About the Author

MICHAEL C. BEHRENT Assistant Professor in the History Department at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, USA CARL BOUCHARD Associate Professor of History at Université de Montréal, Canada ALAIN CHATRIOTResearch Fellow (Chargé de recherche) in History at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France ANNELIEN DE DIJNAssistant Professor in Political Theory at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands MAGALI DELLA SUDDATenured Researcher (Chargée de recherche) at the Centre Emile Durkheim Bordeaux (CNRS), France JEAN-MICHEL GUIEULecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France JOSHUA HUMPHREYSSenior Associate and Director of the Center for Social Philanthropy at Tellus Institute in Boston, USA ANDREW JAINCHILL Associate Professor of History at Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada GEORGES NAVETProfessor of Philosophy at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, France NICOLAS ROUSSELLIER Associate Professor at Sciences Po, Paris, and Professor at the French School, Middlebury College, Vermont, USA K. STEVEN VINCENT Professor of History at North Carolina State University, USA