Furies : Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions.

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The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. Flying in the face of history, violence is dismissed as rare, immoral, and counterproductive. Arguing against t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mayer, Arno J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2013.
Temas:
1789-1921
Political violence > France.
Political violence > Soviet Union.
Terror > Soviet Union.
Violence politique > France.
Violence politique > URSS.
Terreur > URSS.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political violence
Terror
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
France.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Influence.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Influence.
France > History > Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.
URSS > Histoire > 1917-1921 (Révolution) > Influence.
France
Soviet Union
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. Flying in the face of history, violence is dismissed as rare, immoral, and counterproductive. Arguing against this pervasive wishful thinking, the distinguished historian Arno J. Mayer revisits the two most tumultuous and influential revolutions of modern times: the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Although these two upheavals arose in different environments, they follow.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1299559522
9781299559523
1400812658
9781400812653

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