Fourier: 'The Theory of the Four Movements'(Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

This remarkable book, written soon after the French Revolution, has traditionally been considered one of the founding documents in the history of socialism. It introduces the best known and most extraordinary Utopia written in the past two centuries. Charles Fourier was among the first to formulate a right to a minimum standard of life. His radical approach involved a systematic critique of work,