Fourier: 'The Theory of the Four Movements' - Couverture souple

Fourier, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521356938 ISBN 13 : 9780521356930

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Physical description; xxxii, 328 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Fourier, Charles 1772-1837. - Theorie des quatre mouvements et des destinees generales. Utopian socialism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This remarkable book, written soon after the French Revolution, has traditionally been considered one of the founding documents in the history of socialism. It introduces the best-known and most extraordinary utopia written in the last two centuries. Charles Fourier was among the first to formulate a right to a minimum standard of life. His radical approach involved a systematic critique of work, marriage and patriarchy, together with a parallel right to a sexual minimum. He also proposed a comprehensive alternative to the Christian religion. Finally, through the medium of a bizarre and extraordinary cosmology, Fourier argued that the poor state of the planet is the result of the evil practices of civilisation. Translated into English, this classic text will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the history of sexuality and feminism, political thought and socialism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521356938
• ISBN 13: 9780521356930
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 366
• Éditeur: Jones Gareth Stedman, Patterson Ian