{"product_id":"regicide-and-revolution-speeches-at-the-trial-of-louis-xvi-paperback","title":"Regicide and Revolution: Speeches at the Trial of Louis XVI - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Walzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarian Rothstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of regicide: the first, committed by would-be kings or their agents, left the monarchy's mystique and divine right intact, while the second was a revolutionary act intended to destroy it completely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalzer defends the trial and execution of Louis XVI as necessary, since it not only tried to destroy the monarchy's mystique and divine right, but also required the deputies to fully explain their guiding philosophies and applied the rules of judicial process to establish equality before the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew to this edition is an appendix containing \"Revolutionary Justice,\" Ferenc Feher's classic rebuttal to Walzer's thesis, and Walzer's response, \"The King's Trial and the Political Culture of the Revolution.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Walzer is a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton. His other books include \u003ci\u003eJust and Unjust Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExodus and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301815869542,"sku":"9780231082594","price":78.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T3BUVTJFZkFTVzhLUkNkMDhuUDdzQT09.webp?v=1773971436","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/regicide-and-revolution-speeches-at-the-trial-of-louis-xvi-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}