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Jean Rivain

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Jean Rivain
Born14 November 1883
Paris, France
Died23 May 1957 (1957-05-24) (aged 73)
Occupation(s)Editor, political writer

Jean Rivain (November 14, 1883 – May 23, 1957) was a French political writer and journal editor. He was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres.

Early life

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Jean Rivain was born on 14 November 1883 in Paris, France.[1]

Career

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Rivain was a political writer and editor.[1] He was the author of several books on French politics, where he championed nationalism and rejected socialism. He published a collection of letters addressed to Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1944.[2]

Rivain was influenced by ideas of Charles Maurras and by Italian fascism.[3][4] He even moved to Italy with his son to experience fascism, and called for closer relations between France and Italy.[5] Meanwhile, he was the founder of the Cercle Joseph de Maistre, a think tank which promoted the ideas of French philosopher Joseph de Maistre.[4] Furthermore, he argued that Georges Sorel's ideas on corporations and cooperatives were elitist.[3]

Rivain was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres, a journal associated with the Action Française, in 1908.[4][5] From 1908 Lucien Moreau and Jean Rivain were the key contributors to the review.[6]

Death

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Rivain died on 23 May 1957 in Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]

Works

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  • Rivain, Jean (1910). De la Souveraineté et de la représentation des intérêts. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990037.
  • Rivain, Jean (1910). Politique, morale, religion. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 6220355.
  • Rivain, Jean (1911). Les Socialistes anti-démocrates. L'avenir du syndicalisme ; la patrie des prolétaires ; à propos des retraites ouvrières. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990029.
  • Rivain, Jean (1921). De l'Interprétation des classiques au théâtre. OCLC 469004146.
  • Rivain, Jean (1926). Un programme de restauration sociale : La Tour du Pin précurseur, suivi de quelques essais d'un autre âge en marge de l'ordre français. Paris: Société d'édition Le Livre. OCLC 6256498.
  • Rivain, Jean (1928). Le choc des armes : première série de lettres à Mussolini. Paris: Les Cahiers d'Occident. OCLC 4207261.
  • Rivain, Jean (1930). Le Message de Virgile. OCLC 468908742.
  • Rivain, Jean (1936). Refaire l'unité française. Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines. OCLC 9071943.
  • Rivain, Jean (1944). Lettres au Maréchal. Paris: Éditions Alsatia. OCLC 496372887.
  • Rivain, Jean (1945). De la matière à l'esprit. Paris: Librairie philosophique J. Vrin. OCLC 5691969.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jean Rivain (1883-1957)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Lettres au Maréchal. OCLC 496372887. Retrieved June 15, 2016 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ a b Ashéri, Maia; Sternhell, Zeev; Sznajder, Mario (1994). The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9780691032894. OCLC 28064996.
  4. ^ a b c Weber, Eugen (1962). Action française : royalism and reaction in twentieth century France. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780804701341. OCLC 401078.
  5. ^ a b Poupault, Christophe (2009). "Les voyages d'hommes de lettres en Italie fasciste". Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'Histoire (in French). 4 (104): 67–79. doi:10.3917/ving.104.0067.
  6. ^ Ferri 2008, p. 46.

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