Anarchy; the Power of the State; History of Political Thought

• Published in: Année sociologique 1985-01, Vol.35, p.351-361
• Main Author: Freund, Julien
• Format: Article
• Language: fre
• Subjects: Anarchism; Political Philosophy; State Power
• ISSN: 0066-2399

A review essay on Alain Pessin's La Reverie anarchiste, 1848-1914 ([The Anarchist Dream: 1848-1914], Paris: Librairie des Meridiens, 1982); Louis Moreau de Bellaing's L'Un sans l'autre. La Legitimation du pouvoir ([The One without the Other: The Legitimation of Power], Paris: Anthropos, 1983); Jean G. Padioleau's L'Etat au concret ([The State at Base], Paris: PUF, 1982); Francois Fourquet's L'Accumulation du pouvoir ou le desir d'Etat ([The Accumulation of Power or the Desire of the State], Paris: revue Recherches, 1982); Patrick de Laubier's Introduction a la sociologie politique ([Introduction to Political Sociology], Paris: Masson, 1983); Temps, memoire, tradition au Moyen Age ([Time, Memory, Tradition in the Middle Ages], Aix-en-Provence: Publications de U de Provence, 1983); & Michel Lelievre's Chateaubriand polemiste ([Chateaubriand, Polemicist], Paris: PUF, 1983 [see listings for each of these works in IRPS No. 31]). Alain Pessin presents a sociological & anthropological study of anarchism. Louis Moreau de Bellaing discusses the history of the notion of political legitimacy since the French Revolution. Jean G. Padioleau focuses on pressures & vested interests that affect the daily functioning of Western States. Francois Fourquet offers a synthesis of Karl Marx & Sigmund Freud in the realm of politics. Patrick de Laubier presents an introduction to sociology in the broad sense of the term, with emphasis on the historical dimension. Temps, memoire, tradition au Moyen Age is a compilation of reports to the Thirteenth Congress of the Society of Medieval Historians. Michel Lelievre presents a chronology of Chateaubriand's criticisms of the political issues of his time. S. Karganovic