Daring To Be Free by Sudhir Hazareesingh
A sweepingly argued history of republicanism in France that traces how the ideal of civic freedom—rooted in the Revolution and developed by thinkers and statesmen across two centuries—has shaped institutions, national identity and political struggles; the book follows key moments and figures to show how republican commitments to universal equality, secularism and centralized citizenship have alternately inspired reform and provoked exclusion, from the Dreyfus Affair to Vichy, decolonization and contemporary debates over immigration and multiculturalism. It examines the persistent tension between individual liberty and state authority, the intellectual strains within republican thought, and how the model has been both a source of moral courage and a cause of blind spots, arguing that understanding this complex tradition is essential for reimagining a more inclusive, resilient form of civic freedom today.
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