Reflections on Violence: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Reflections on Violence, credited to Georges Sorel, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Reflections on Violence by Georges Sorel. (Translated by Thomas Ernest Hulme.) Read in English by Librivox Volunteers. Considered one of the more controversial books from the 20th century, Sorel's Reflections on Violence argues in favor of uprisings and strikes by the working class, which can be organized through the use of revolutionary myths. In the course of these direct actions any means is considered necessary and acceptable for the achievement of revolutionary politics. Upon successful overthrow of any established system, including democratic systems, the uprising working class can then setup syndicates as the only representative body of the people. (Summary by progressingamerica)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Reflections on Violence
• Author credits: Georges Sorel
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 11:44:46

Catalogue topics

• marxism
• sorelianism

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 00 - A Note to the Third Edition, Introduction Parts I and II — 45:24
2. 01 - Introduction Parts III, IV, and V — 42:40
3. 02 - Introduction to the First Publication — 13:52
4. 03 - Chapter I - Class War and Violence I — 19:11
5. 04 - Chapter I - Class War and Violence II — 32:39
6. 05 - Chapter II - Violence and the Decadence of the Middle Classes I — 18:08
7. 06 - Chapter II - Violence and the Decadence of the Middle Classes II — 22:31
8. 07 - Chapter II - Violence and the Decadence of the Middle Classes III — 19:59
9. 08 - Chapter III - Predjudices against Violence I — 19:29
10. 09 - Chapter III - Predjudices against Violence II — 21:19
11. 10 - Chapter III - Predjudices against Violence III — 15:21
12. 11 - Chapter III - Predjudices against Violence IV — 8:47
13. 12 - Chapter IV - The Proletarian Strike I — 33:29
14. 13 - Chapter IV - The Proletarian Strike II — 35:14
15. 14 - Chapter IV - The Proletarian Strike III — 32:51
16. 15 - Chapter V - The Political General Strike I — 22:13
17. 16 - Chapter V - The Political General Strike II — 18:32
18. 17 - Chapter V - The Political General Strike III — 26:49
19. 18 - Chapter V - The Political General Strike IV — 23:14
20. 19 - Chapter VI - The Ethics of Violence I — 26:30
21. 20 - Chapter VI - The Ethics of Violence II — 31:22
22. 21 - Chapter VI - The Ethics of Violence III — 30:51
23. 22 - Chapter VI - The Ethics of Violence IV — 26:36
24. 23 - Chapter VII - The Ethics of the Producers I — 28:10

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