Ebook: Reflections on Violence

In this controversial text, Sorel, a noted revolutionary, voices his belief in class warfare as a means of effecting lasting social change. His searching inquiry extends to the functions of violence, the sources of political power, the weapons of revolution, and the role of myths in converting and motivating people.

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In this controversial text, Sorel, a noted revolutionary, voices his belief in class warfare as a means of effecting lasting social change. His searching inquiry extends to the functions of violence, the sources of political power, the weapons of revolution, and the role of myths in converting and motivating people.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; A Note to the Third French Edition; Table of Contents; Introduction to the American Edition; Introduction: -- Letter to Daniel Halevy; Introduction to the First Publication; Chapter 1 -- Class War and Violence; II; Chapter 2 -- Violence and the Decadence of the Middle Classes; I; II; III; Chapter 3 -- Prejudices Against Violence; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 4 -- The Proletarian Strike; I; II; III; Chapter 5 -- The Political General Strike; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 6 -- The Ethics of Violence; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 7 -- The Ethics of the Producers; I; II; III; IV.