false 90565 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 90565 1 87405 book 22 1 2007 Virtue and Terror (Verso Revolutions) total:22|5:6|4:7|3:9| 22 85 47 3 52043 3.86 22 3 2340358 3.98 2858 307 3058930 3.86 22 3 34748 3.90 321 37 42058366 1851816 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 21:55:56 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:58:53 -0800 2009 http://uberdionysus.livejournal.com/4752...

I haven't finished all of Robespierre's writings, which are good, but why I really bought this book was for Zizek's essay, "Robespierre, or the 'Divine Violence' of Terror." It's fairly complicated and took me a couple of reads to 'get'...more...]]> 22248867 647398 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed May 14 12:55:38 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 20:11:50 -0700 2008 10183254 638160 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 09 13:25:53 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 13:27:02 -0800 2007 77893515 2897561 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Nov 15 16:30:57 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 16:30:57 -0800 2009 77816408 2063012 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sat Nov 14 21:25:53 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 21:25:53 -0800 2009 76616693 2519067 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Nov 03 14:07:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 14:07:37 -0800 2009 74579068 2841556 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed Oct 14 20:14:31 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 20:14:31 -0700 2009 73291045 128177 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sat Oct 03 06:49:40 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 06:49:47 -0700 2009 70238148 2116632 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Sep 06 06:50:26 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:51:23 -0700 2009 69416966 2652296 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 5 0 false Sun Aug 30 03:16:58 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 03:16:58 -0700 2009 65052741 2511977 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 5 0 false Sun Jul 26 16:39:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:39:04 -0700 2009 64547765 1425640 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Aug 29 14:46:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 12:39:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:01:56 -0700 2009 63137587 1653632 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Jul 12 06:56:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 06:56:57 -0700 2009 61919982 2482469 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Thu Jul 02 12:45:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:45:07 -0700 2009 58402000 1260580 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Thu Jun 04 06:59:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 06:59:12 -0700 2009 55933702 1028601 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed May 13 09:51:48 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 09:51:48 -0700 2009 54040169 2254707 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Apr 26 14:12:18 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 14:12:18 -0700 2009 51875972 387979 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:27:18 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 18:52:19 -0700 2009 48413052 418587 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Mar 06 07:50:06 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 07:50:06 -0800 2009 47873238 1345097 90565 184467584X 9781844675845 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378m/90565.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171214378s/90565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90565.Virtue_and_Terror 3.86 22 In this dazzling new series, philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek interrogates key writings on revolution.

Robespierre's defense of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written, and has extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents. 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.

"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]]> 2007 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 06:01:15 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 06:01:15 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=90565