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REVISIONISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- revisionism
1, record 1, English, revisionism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term used for a revised attitude to some previously accepted political situation, doctrine, or point of view. 2, record 1, English, - revisionism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term initially referred to a policy first put forward in the 1890s by Edward Bernstein (1850-1932) advocating the introduction of socialism through evolution rather than revolution, in opposition to the orthodox view of Marxists. 2, record 1, English, - revisionism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term may also improperly refer to Holocaust denial. 3, record 1, English, - revisionism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- révisionnisme
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9visionnisme
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Attitude critique de ceux qui remettent en cause de manière rationnelle les fondements d'une doctrine, d'une loi, d'un jugement, d'une opinion couramment admise en histoire, ou même de faits établis. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9visionnisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le révisionnisme a plus particulièrement désigné la position de certains communistes qui étaient convaincus de la nécessité de réviser la doctrine marxiste avec l'évolution politique, sociale ou économique de la société, en remettant en cause une partie des thèses révolutionnaires et en s'écartant de l'orthodoxie marxiste-léniniste. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9visionnisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Est souvent utilisé abusivement pour désigner la tendance à remettre en question les atrocités du nazisme dans les camps de concentration et à minimiser, voire à nier, le génocide des Juifs. Il convient, dans ce cas d'utiliser le terme «négationnisme». 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9visionnisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología de la ideología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- revisionismo
1, record 1, Spanish, revisionismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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