Georges sorel reflections on violence


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Reflections on Violence

1908 French-language book by Georges Sorel

AuthorGeorges Sorel
Original titleRéflexions sur la violence
LanguageFrench

Publication date

1908
Publication placeFrance

Published in English

1912
Preceded byThe Decomposition of Marxism 

Reflections on Violence (French: Réflexions sur la violence), published in 1908, is a book by the French revolutionary syndicalistGeorges Sorel on class struggle and revolution.[1] Sorel is known for his theory that political revolution depends on the proletariat organizing violent uprisings and strikes to institute syndicalism,[2] an economic system in which syndicats (self-organizing groups of only proletarians) truly represent the needs of the working class.[3]

One of Sorel's most controversial claims was that violence could save the world from "barbarism".[2] He equated violence with life, creativity, and Georges sorel!