A Genealogy of Terror in Eighteenth-Century France

by Ronald Schechter

In contemporary political discourse, it is common to denounce violent acts as "terroristic." But this reflexive denunciation is a surprisingly recent development. In A Genealogy of Terror in Eighteenth-Century France, Ronald Schechter tells the story of the term's evolution in Western thought, examining a neglected yet crucial chapter of our complicated romance with terror.

For centuries prior to the French Revolution, the word "terror"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022649957X
• ISBN13: 9780226499574
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"