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Jacques, Rancière Proletarian Nights: The Workers' Dream in Nineteenth-Century France 2012 Book Worker Writings, History of Work, French History, Labour History, Rancière Rancière, Worker Writings, Echo De La Fabrique, Nineteenth Century, Proletarian Writings, Political Philosophy
Citation Jacques, Rancière 2012 Book Rancière Worker Writings Echo De La Fabrique Nineteenth Century Proletarian Writings Political Philosophy Worker Writings History of Work French History Labour History Rancière

Proletarian Nights: The Workers' Dream in Nineteenth-Century France

by Jacques, Rancière (2012)

Abstract

Proletarian Nights, previously published in English as Nights of Labor and one of Rancière’s most important works, dramatically reinterprets the Revolution of 1830, contending that workers were not rebelling against specific hardships and conditions but against the unyielding predetermination of their lives. Through a study of worker-run newspapers, letters, journals, and worker-poetry, Rancière reveals the contradictory and conflicting stories that challenge the coherence of these statements celebrating labor.

Keywords

Rancière, Worker Writings, Echo De La Fabrique, Nineteenth Century, Proletarian Writings, Political Philosophy

Themes

Worker Writings, History of Work, French History, Labour History, Rancière

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