War and Revolution

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Rethinking the Twentieth Century

By: Domenico Losurdo

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Paperback | 18 February 2020

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War and Revolution identifies and takes to task a reactionary trend among contemporary historians, one that's grown increasingly apparent in recent years. It's a revisionist tendency discernible in the work of authors such as Ernst Nolte, who traces the impetus behind the Holocaust to the excesses of the Russian Revolution; or François Furet, who links the Stalinist purges to an "illness" originating with the French Revolution.

The intention of these revisionists is to eradicate the revolutionary tradition. Their true motives have little to do with the quest for a greater understanding of the past, but lie in the climate of the present day and the ideological needs of the political classes, as is most clearly seen now in the work of the Anglophone imperial revivalists Paul Johnson and Niall Ferguson.

In this vigorous riposte to those who would denigrate the history of emancipatory struggle, Losurdo captivates the reader with a tour de force account of modern revolt, providing a new perspective on the English, American, French and twentieth-century revolutions.

Industry Reviews

Praise for Liberalism: A Counter-History "A brilliant exercise in unmasking liberal pretensions, surveying over three centuries with magisterial command of the sources." --Financial Times

"Stimulatingly uncovers the contradictions of an ideology that is much too self-righteously invoked."--Pankaj Mishra, Guardian

"A book of wide reference and real erudition."--Times Literary Supplement

"The book is a historically grounded, very accessible critique of liberalism, complementing a growing literature critical of liberalism."--Choice

"There is always something to learn from books by Domenico Losurdo. And this is no exception." --Corriere della Sera

"Vast historical research recommended for the depth of the 'excavation' and for the wealth of new material that emerges." --Il Sole 24 Ore

"A philosopher-historian of great lucidity, author of always innovative books." --La Stampa

"Losurdo is almost unbelievably well read." --Jacobin

"Losurdo's book, fruit of a continuous intertwining of historical investigations and philosophical reflections, not only constitutes a criticism of historical revisionism but also does not want to be just an invitation to look to the past to better understand the century behind us: it contains precious tools for criticising the war ideology that the West seems to want to reinstate today." - Stefano G. Azzara & Leonardo Pecoraro, International Critical Thought

"War and Revolution: Rethinking the Twentieth Century is a relentless document. It is dense and disconcerting. This is precisely why it should be considered one of the most important history books written since [...] 9-11." - Ron Jacobs, CounterPunch

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