The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism

Blamires, C.

The first study of how Genevan Etienne Dumont, and his traumatic experience of the French Revolution, shaped the reception and presentation of 'Benthamism' and masked the true face of Jeremy Bentham, one of the architects of modern society who visualised a new world based on the values of transparency, accountability, and economy.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-07-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230554221

DOI: 10.1057/9780230227729

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 442