The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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| The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century canonical | 4 |
| Idée générale de la révolution au XIXe siècle | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century Context triple: [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, notableWork, The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century]
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The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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D.
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy that expounds his Christian anarchist philosophy and advocacy of nonviolent resistance.
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E.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century Target entity description: The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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A.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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B.
Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
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C.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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D.
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy that expounds his Christian anarchist philosophy and advocacy of nonviolent resistance.
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E.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
direct democracy
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federal organization of society ⓘ social equality ⓘ workers self-management ⓘ |
| author | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
capitalist property relations
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centralized government ⓘ representative democracy ⓘ |
| genre |
anarchist theory
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | seven studies ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1848 revolutionary period in Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
anarchist movements
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later anarchist thinkers ⓘ libertarian socialist theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Revolution
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socialist thought ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anarchism
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critique of the state ⓘ economic reorganization ⓘ federalism ⓘ mutualism ⓘ social revolution ⓘ |
| movement |
classical anarchism
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mutualism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early formulation of libertarian socialist federalism
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systematic exposition of Proudhon’s anarchist program ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
anarchism
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socialism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-statist
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libertarian socialist ⓘ |
| proposes |
abolition of centralized state authority
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economic organization based on contracts and mutual credit ⓘ federation of communes ⓘ self-managed workers associations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | What is Property? ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century Description of subject: The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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this entity surface form:
Idée générale de la révolution au XIXe siècle
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
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followedBy
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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The Principle of Federation
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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subject surface form:
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon