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‘The Great Society of the Human Species’: Volney and the Global Politics of Revolutionary France (2013)

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This article analyses the complex and contested geo-politics associated with the concept of a universal human society during the era of the French Revolution. It focuses on the figure of Constantin-François Volney (1757–1820), a neglected philosopher who played a significant role in the history of both French anti-imperialist thought and French imperial practice in North Africa and the Levant. It uses that focus to explore the relationship between visions of human emancipation and the exercise of global power during the 1790s and beyond.

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Article Alexander Cook; Ned Curthoys (2013) Introduction. Intellectual History Review (pp. 285-288). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Silvano, Giovanni
Lise Dumasy-Queffélec
Éric Gobe
Hélène Spengler
Sandro Tirini
Lacour, Pierr-Yves
Concepts
French Revolution of 1789
Science and society
Colonialism
Medicine
Medicine and politics
Hospitals and clinics
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
20th century
17th century
Enlightenment
Places
France
North Africa
Paris (France)
Great Britain
Atlantic world
Atlantic Ocean
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
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