,PREFACE TO ! ,FIR/ ,$ITION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TEXT 3 

,PREFACE TO ! ,FIR/ ,$ITION 

  

,ELISEE ,RECLUS' LIFE & IDEAS HAVE BE5 AN 9SPIRATION TO BO? ( US EV] S9CE WE FIR/ DISCOV]$ HIS FASC9AT+ ACC\NT ( HIS VOYAGE TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,WE BO? HAVE A /RONG 9T]E/ 9 ,FR5* CULTURE & IDEAS & 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ,FR5* 9 ,AM]ICA--AN 9T]E/ ?AT WAS 9FLU5C$ BY \R ,L\ISIANA ,FR5* FAMILY BACKGR\NDS4 ,ONE ( US HAS LONG BE5 9T]E/$ 9 AN>*I/ !ORY & SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 & HAS WRITT5 SEV]AL BOOKS ON !SE SUBJECTS4 ,= !SE REASONS1 WE W]E 9TRIGU$ BY ?IS ,FR5* AN>*I/ GEOGRAPH] & HIS ACUTE OBS]VATIONS ON ! L& ( \R ANCE/ORS1 LA ,L\ISIANE4 ,WE W5T ON TO TRANSLATE ! TEXT ( ,RECLUS' VOYAGE1 :I* WAS PUBLI%$ AS ,A ,VOYAGE TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS3 ,AN>*I/ ,IMPRESSIONS ( ! ,OLD ,S\?4.<#a#b.> 

,AS WE CONT9U$ TO /UDY ,RECLUS OV] MO/ ( ! PA/ DECADE1 WE F\ND HIS WRIT+S NOT ONLY 9T]E/+ HI/ORICALLY BUT ALSO P]T95T TO TODAY'S WORLD4 ,WE HAVE BO? BE5 ACTIVE 9 ! ,GRE5 MOVEM5T & 9 V>I\S ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS1 & = A NUMB] ( YE>S WE $IT$ A MAGAZ9E CONC]N$ ) 7AMONG O!R ?+S7 BIOREGIONAL CULTURE & ECOLOGICAL POLITICS4 ,WE W]E /RUCK BY ! DEGREE TO :I* ,RECLUS' IDEAS CONC]N+ ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 HUMANITY & ! E>?1 HIS VIEW ( HI/ORY & ! /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION1 & HIS CRITIQUE ( V>I\S =MS ( OPPRESSION & DOM9ATION W]E RELEVANT TO ! !ORY & PRACTICE ( POLITICAL ECOLOGY4 ,RECLUS' EF=TS TO PUT HIS 9SPIR+ IDEALS 9TO PRACTICE 9 HIS P]SONAL LIFE ALSO IMPRESS$ US GREATLY4 ,WE CONCLUD$ ?AT DESPITE S]I\S LIMITATIONS 9 SOME >EAS1 HE HAS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ( FRE$OM1 HUMAN LOVE & SOLID>ITY1 & RECONCILIATION ) NATURE ?AT IS AS MEAN+FUL TODAY AS EV] BE=E4 ,9 FACT1 IT TAKES ON EV5 MORE SIGNIFICANCE 9 AN 9CREAS+LY CYNICAL AGE ?AT IS SORELY 9 NE$ ( A VISION ( HOPE1 SOCIAL CREATIVITY1 & ! UNIV]SAL GOOD4 ,?IS BOOK IS ! RESULT ( \R DESIRE TO %>E ,RECLUS' VISION ) O!RS4 

,! PROJECT ( SELECT+ EXC]PTS FROM ,RECLUS' VOLUM9\S WRIT+S WAS RA!R DAUNT+4 ,HIS TWO MO/ IMPORTANT WORKS ALONE RUN TO TW5TY-FIVE VOLUMES & MORE ?AN TW5TY ?\S& PAGES1 & HE ALSO WROTE O!R IMPORTANT MULTIVOLUME WORKS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 HE CONTRIBUT$ MANY >TICLES TO GEOGRAPHICAL J\RNALS1 9TELLECTUAL REVIEWS1 & POPUL> POLITICAL MAGAZ9ES1 9 ADDITION TO WRIT+ A NUMB] ( WIDELY CIRCULAT$ POLITICAL PAMPHLETS4 ,! TRANSLAT$ SELECTIONS & 9TRODUCTORY ESSAYS DRAW ON MANY ( !SE WORKS1 BUT MO/ P>TICUL>LY ,RECLUS' MAGNUM OPUS ( SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL !ORY1 ,MAN & ! ,E>?4 ,?IS #c1#e-PAGE BOOK1 :I* WAS ! CULM9ATION ( HIS LIFE'S WORK1 HAS BE5 ALMO/ UNKN[N TO ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ WORLD4 ,\R TRANSLATION MAKES KEY SECTIONS ( ?IS WORK AVAILABLE TO ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE READ]S = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,WE >E ALSO PRES5T+ ! FIR/ ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( A L>GE SECTION ( ,RECLUS' ONLY FULL-L5G? POLITICAL WORK1 ,EVOLUTION1 ,REVOLUTION & ! ,AN>*I/ ,IDEAL1 & SEV]AL IMPORTANT %ORT WORKS WRITT5 OV] A P]IOD ( A HALF-C5TURY4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! 9TRODUCTORY ESSAYS (F] ! FIR/ EXT5SIVE ANALYSIS ( ,RECLUS' SOCIAL ?\<T EV] TO APPE> 9 ,5GLI%4 ,\R GOAL IS TO (F] ! READ] A BRIEF BUT COMPREH5SIVE VIEW ( ,RECLUS' LIFE & WORK1 & AN APPRECIATION ( HIS IMPORTANCE TO PHILOSOPHY1 SOCIAL !ORY1 & POLITICAL ?\<T4 

,! TRANSLATION ( DIV]SE WORKS PUBLI%$ BETWE5 #ahff & #aie PRES5T$ C]TA9 DIFFICULTIES4 ,! MO/ DEM&+ ( \R *ALL5GES WAS TO PRODUCE A TRANSLATION ?AT W\LD BE READABLE = A CONTEMPOR>Y AUDI5CE BUT /ILL CAPTURE ! FLAVOR ( ,RECLUS' N9ETE5?-C5TURY PROSE4 ,HIS F9AL WORK1 ,MAN & ! ,E>?1 PRES5T$ ! MO/ =MIDABLE DIFFICULTIES4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIS NEPHEW ,PAUL1 ,RECLUS COMPLET$ ! MANUSCRIPT 9 #a#i#c1 & !Y WORK$ TOGE!R ON $ITORIAL REVISIONS ( ?IS VA/ SIX-VOLUME WORK 0BETWE5 ,OCTOB] #aic & ,RECLUS' DEA? 9 ,JULY #a#i#e40.<#a#c.> ,C]TA9 IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS1 :ILE QUITE COH]5T & SOMETIMES REA*+ ! LEVEL ( ELOQU5CE1 NEV] RECEIV$ ! ?OR\< $IT+ !Y DES]V$4 ,WE HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO REMA9 FAI?FUL TO ,RECLUS' MEAN+ :ILE A*IEV+ AS MU* CL>ITY AS ! TEXTS ALL[4 

,WE HAVE CONSI/5TLY EMPLOY$ ,5GLI% COGNATES 9 C]TA9 CASES 9 :I* ,RECLUS' ,FR5* USAGE /RONGLY REFLECTS HIS CULTURE & HI/ORICAL EPO*4 ,WE FELT ?AT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO USE ! G5]IC 0MAN10 NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS ! CONTEMPOR>Y ,5GLI% EQUIVAL5T ( ,RECLUS' 0L'HOMME0 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT EXPRESSES V]Y WELL ! T5SION1 & 9DE$ ! CONFLICT1 BETWE5 HIS AN>*I/IC1 LIB]ATORY ASPIRATIONS & ! CONV5TIONAL1 & EV5 CONS]VATIVE1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK HE 9H]IT$4 ,! SAME PO9T APPLIES TO SU* T]M9OLOGY AS ! 0CONQUE/0 ( V>I\S GOALS AS OPPOS$ TO !IR 0A*IEVEM5T02 ! 0DISCOV]Y0 ( REGIONS BY ,EUROPEANS RA!R ?AN !IR 0EXPLORATION02 & ! DESCRIPTION ( C]TA9 CULTURES AS 0PRIMITIVE10 0SAVAGE10 & 0B>B>IAN0 RA!R ?AN 0TRIBAL10 0HUNT+ & GA!R+10 OR 0PLANT+40 ,AT TIMES1 ,RECLUS EXPLICITLY RECOGNIZ$ ! PROBLEMATICAL NATURE ( SOME ( !SE T]MS1 BUT HE CONT9U$ TO USE !M1 & !Y C]TA9LY EXPRESS ! CLASSIC MOD]NI/ POLITICAL S5SIBILITY ?AT CON/ITUTES AN IMPORTANT DIM5SION ( HIS \TLOOK4 

,LANGUAGE TYPICAL ( ! CLASSICAL WORK]S' MOVEM5T & N9ETE5?C5TURY RADICALISM HAS ALSO BE5 RETA9$4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! T]M MAITRE HAS USUALLY BE5 TRANSLAT$ AS 0MA/]10 A T]M ?AT FREQU5TLY APPE>$ 9 ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE AN>*I/ PROSE ( HIS TIME1 9 PREF]5CE TO 0RUL]0 OR O!R MORE CONTEMPOR>Y T]MS4 ,RECLUS USES TWO T]MS1 CAM>ADE & COMPAGNON1 = HIS FELL[ MEMB]S ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,WE HAVE TRANSLAT$ !SE T]MS AS 0COMRADE0 & 0COMPANION10 = EV5 ?\< ONLY ! =M] IS COMMON 9 SU* A CONTEXT 9 ,5GLI%1 V>I\S COGNATES ( ! LATT] T]M HAVE BE5 V]Y WIDELY US$ 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,RECLUS' PA9 HAS CONSI/5TLY BE5 TRANSLAT$ AS 0BREAD10 EV5 :5 ! T]MS 0FOOD0 OR 0NECESSITIES ( LIFE0 W\LD SEEM MORE NATURAL TODAY4 ,IT WAS ,RECLUS :O GAVE ,KROPOTK9 ! TITLE = HIS FAM\S WORK ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD4 ,AL?\< ?IS PHRASE MAY N[ /RIKE ONE AS RA!R /RANGE1 IT REFLECTS V]Y WELL ! SOCIAL IMAG9ATION ( ,EUROPEAN REVOLUTION>IES ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,F9ALLY1 IT WILL BE NOT$ ?AT 9 A FEW CASES WE HAVE 9CLUD$ ! ORIG9AL ,FR5* 9 BRACKETS :5 ! WORD IS UNUSUAL1 OR :5 ! ORIG9AL MI<T USEFULLY CONVEY C]TA9 CONNOTATIONS TO READ]S ) SOME KN[L$GE ( ,FR5*4 

,WE W\LD LIKE TO EXPRESS \R DEEPE/ ?ANKS TO \R CLOSE FRI5D & COLLEAGUE ,PR(4 ,RONALD ,CREA< ( ! ,UNIV]SITE ,PAUL ,VAL]Y 9 ,MONTPELLI]1 ,FRANCE1 = MANY H\RS ( DISCUSSION ( NUM]\S PO9TS ( TRANSLATION1 = HIS HI<LY P]CEPTIVE COMM5TS ON ! 9TRODUCTORY ESSAYS1 & = HIS ASSI/ANCE 9 LOCAT+ IMPORTANT TEXTS4 ,WE ALSO WI% TO EXPRESS \R DEEP GRATITUDE TO ,M4 ,PI]RE ,BRAVO-,GALA = HIS G5]OSITY & 5?USIASM 9 DISCUSS+ \R TRANSLATION1 = HIS FRI5D%IP & HOSPITALITY1 & = HIS MANY A/UTE SUGGE/IONS ON ! 9T]PRETATION ( SOME ( ,RECLUS' MO/ P]PLEX+ PASSAGES4 ,WE W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK ,PR(4 ,G>Y ,DUNB> = HIS V]Y HELPFUL COMM5TS ON ! TEXT & = HIS G5]\S GIFT ( 9VALUABLE RESE>* MAT]IALS4 ,WE >E GRATEFUL TO ,PR(4 ,K5T ,MA!WSON = HIS 5C\RAGEM5T & SUPPORT1 & TO ,MR4 ,PAVLOS ,/AVROP\LOS = 5C\RAG+ US TO EXP& \R PROJECT TO ITS PRES5T SCOPE4 ,WE W\LD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ,MS4 ,DEBORAH ,F4 ,JU/ICE = \T/&+ $ITORIAL WORK ON ! TEXT4 

,MANY O!RS CONTRIBUT$ TO \R WORK ?R\< SUGGE/IONS1 ASSI/ANCE 9 LOCAT+ MAT]IALS1 ADVICE ON TE*NICAL ISSUES 9 !IR FIELDS1 & G5]AL 5C\RAGEM5T ( \R PROJECT4 ,9CLUD$ 9 ONE OR MORE ( !SE CATEGORIES >E ,MR4 ,ALV>O ,ALCAZ> ( ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY2 ,PR(4 ,MYRNA ,BREITB>T ( ,HAMP%IRE ,COLLEGE2 ,PR(4 ,MAURICE ,BRUNG>DT ( ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY2 ,PR(4 ,B]N>D ,COOK ( ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY2 ,MR4 ,DAVID ,CRAW=D2 ,MME4 ,FRANCOISE ,CREA<2 ,PR(4 ,ANATOL ,DOLG(F2 ,MS4 ,PATRICIA ,DORAN1 ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY ,LIBR>Y 9T]LIBR>Y LOAN COORD9ATOR2 ,PR(4 ,M>IE ,FLEM+ ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WE/]N ,ONT>IO2 ,MR4 ,JEFFREY ,H>R+TON2 ,MR4 ,TETSU%I ,HIRUMA2 ,MS4 ,RIKI ,MAT!WS2 ! LATE ,REV4 ,?OMAS ,MULCRONE1 ,S4,J41 ( ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY2 ,PR(4 ,TOM ,/>NES2 & ,MME4 ,/EPHANE ,T9E ( ! /AFF ( ! ,FR5* ,S5ATE4 ,JOHN ,CL>K W\LD ALSO LIKE TO ?ANK ! ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY ,GRANTS & ,LEAVES ,COMMITTEE = TRAVEL ASSI/ANCE = RESE>*4 ,HE IS ALSO V]Y GRATEFUL TO ,CAMILLE ,M>T9 = APPLY+ H] CONSID]ABLE $ITORIAL SKILLS TO ! *APT]S HE WROTE4 

,JOHN ,CL>K & ,CAMILLE ,M>T9 

 ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 ,L\ISIANA1 & ,BAY\ ,LA,T]RE1 ,MISSISSIPPI 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,JANU>Y #a1 #bba 3 ,PREFACE TO ! ,FIR/ ,$ITION -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,PREFACE TO ! ,FIR/ ,$ITION -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/