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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."--Lord Acton, 1887Lord Acton (1834-1902), numbered among the most esteemed Victorian historical thinkers, was much respected for his vast learning, his ideas on politics and religion, and his lifelong preoccupation with human...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, Roland, 1920-2014
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000.
Temas:
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, > Baron, > 1834-1902.
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, > Baron, > 1834-1902
Historians > Great Britain > Biography.
Historiens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
HISTORY > Historiography.
HISTORY > General.
Historians
Great Britain
Computer network resources.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • A Word from Mia Woodruff
  • Foreword by Owen Chadwick
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Birth in Naples
  • 2. A Cosmopolitan Background
  • 3. Onwards to Oscott
  • 4. Dr. Dollinger's Apprentice
  • 5. The Newfound Family
  • 6. The Squire
  • 7. Three Journeys
  • 8. Pleasing Lord Granville and Mama
  • 9. Editor in Chains
  • 10. Marie Consents
  • 11. Roman Courtesies
  • 12. The Unbidden Guest
  • 13. Papal Infallibility and Beyond
  • 14. A Misfortune for Religion
  • 15. Gladstone Fights Back
  • 16. Madonnas of the Future, Friendships of the Past17. Power Tends to Corrupt ...
  • 18. Dollinger's Death
  • 19. Gladstone's Friend and the Queen's Lord
  • 20. Regius Professor
  • 21. Last Years
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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