“The definition of a virtuous man”: British Radicals’ Views of Citizens and Citizenship in the French Revolutionary Era
This article seeks to explore the impact of the radicalization of the French Revolution on the way in which the debate within the British reform movement shifted from the relationship between the individual and the state to the moral advances needed to become a citizen in the first place. This trans...
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| Опубликовано в: : | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb, |
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| Формат: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Язык: | Anglais |
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2016
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| Online-ссылка: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Итог: | This article seeks to explore the impact of the radicalization of the French Revolution on the way in which the debate within the British reform movement shifted from the relationship between the individual and the state to the moral advances needed to become a citizen in the first place. This transition will be placed in the context of the government clampdown on radical expression and the perceived need for reformers to defend themselves against charges of moral degeneracy. It will also be shown that the Terror led British onlookers to question the capacity of citizens groomed under monarchical rule to live up to the standards of virtue needed in reformed states. |
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