TY - BOOK AU - Gross,Jean-Pierre TI - Égalitarisme jacobin et droits de l'homme T2 - Collection "L'esprit des Lumières et la Révolution" SN - 9782841747627 AV - HC280 .G76 U1 - 944.04 PY - 2016/// CY - Paris PB - Éditions Kimé KW - Égalité KW - France KW - 1789-1815 KW - Jacobinisme KW - Droits de l'homme KW - Revenu KW - Répartition KW - 18e siècle KW - Inégalité sociale KW - Histoire KW - Equality KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Human rights KW - Income distribution KW - fast KW - Conditions économiques KW - 1789-1799 (Révolution) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-453) and index N2 - The mainstream Jacobin agenda held out the promise of 'fair shares' and equal opportunities for all in a private-ownership market economy. It sought to achieve social justice without jeopardising human rights and tended thus to complement, rather than undermine, the liberal, individualist programme of the Revolution. The book stresses the relevance of the 'Enlightenment legacy', the close affinities between Girondins and Montagnards, the key role played by many lesser-known figures and the moral ascendancy of Robespierre. It reassesses the basic social and economic issues at stake in the Revolution, which cannot be adequately understood solely in terms of political discourse ER -