@article{ref1,
title="The first conceptualization of terrorism: Tallien, Roederer, and the "System of Terror" (August 1794)",
journal="Journal of the history of ideas",
year="2021",
author="Rapin, Ami-Jacques",
volume="82",
number="3",
pages="405-426",
abstract="While it is generally known that the word terrorism originated in the French Revolution, the exact circumstances of its emergence are much less known. First used publicly by Tallien, the neologism had actually been shaped by Pierre-Louis Roederer. From the outset, the latter had given it a conceptual scope by integrating it into a reflection on the characteristics of the use of terror for political purposes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-5037",
doi="10.1353/jhi.2021.0020",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jhi.2021.0020"
}