Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract by Charles Devellennes 2021 Hardcover-image
Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract by Charles Devellennes 2021 Hardcover-image

Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract by Charles Devellennes 2021 Hardcover

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Dewey Edition: 23 Synopsis: This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists - from Hobbes, Spinoza and Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot - and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the author rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills., This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen., This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists - from Hobbes, Spinoza, Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot - and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the author rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills., This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists -- from Hobbes, Spinoza, Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot -- and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the author rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills. Item Length: 9.5 in Item Height: 0.6 in Item Weight: 15.2 Oz Publication Year: 2021 ISBN-13: 9781529212204 Language: English Publication Name: Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract Format: Hardcover brand: Bristol University Press TitleLeading: The ISBN-10: 1529212200 Subject Area: Political Science, History Table Of Content: Introduction; Critical times for the social contract; Violence and the state; Liberty; Democracy; Economic justice; A renewal of the social contract; Conclusion LC Classification Number: HN425.5 gtin13: 9781529212204 Author: Charles Devellennes Dewey Decimal: 361.24 Number of Pages: 180 Pages Subject: Social History, World / European, Civics & Citizenship, Political Ideologies / Democracy Intended Audience: Scholarly & Professional Type: Textbook Item Width: 8.1 in Publisher: Bristol University Press

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Further Details Title: The Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract Condition: New EAN: 9781529212204 ISBN: 9781529212204 Publisher: Bristol University Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 01/08/2021 Description: This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists – from Hobbes, Spinoza and Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot – and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the author rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Author: Charles Devellennes Genre: Law & Politics Release Year: 2021 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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