A Total War of the Mind
The French Theory of la guerre révolutionnaire , 1954–1958
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12309229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Finch (0000-0001-7770-1102, King's College London, corresponding author), Michael P M Finch (0000-0002-1259-5801, King's College London) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 410-434 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | War in History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-3445 • E-ISSN: 1477-0385 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0968344516661214 |
| OpenAlex | W2506481679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
French theorists of guerre révolutionnaire conceptualized contemporary conflict in the 1950s as a particular form of total war. Located in the idea of global subversive war which provided intellectual rationalization for the army’s experiences in colonial wars after 1945, the theorists argued that the collapse in the distinction between war and peace rendered war permanent and constant, so that France’s colonial wars were a symptom of a broader conflict necessitating the ideological mobilization of the French people. This article contends that much of the inspiration for these ideas can be found in intellectual developments preceding the Second World War
Ancient history · Colonialism · First world war · Ideology · Mobilization · Political science · Politics · Rationalization (economics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Total war · World War II · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · North African History and Literature
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |