The great society of the human species: Volney and the global politics of revolutionary France

Alexander Cook

doi:10.1080/17496977.2012.723337

The great society of the human species: Volney and the global politics of revolutionary France

Alexander Cook^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-328
Number of pages	20
Journal	Intellectual History Review
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17496977.2012.723337
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2013

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