The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Contributor(s): Camus, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679733841 ISBN-13: 9780679733843 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1992 Annotation: By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Social Science | Violence In Society |
Dewey: 303.64 |
LCCN: 91050022 |
Series: Vintage International |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of revolution leads to tyranny. As old regimes throughout the world collapse, The Rebel resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times. Translated from the French by Anthony Bower. |