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On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power -- above all for E...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sullivan, Robert E., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, > Baron, > 1800-1859.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, > Baron, > 1800-1859
Macaulay, Thomas Babington.
1800-1899
Historians > Great Britain > Biography.
Authors, English > 19th century > Biography.
Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography.
Écrivains anglais > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Authors, English
Historians
Politics and government
Statesmen
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1800-1837.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1800-1837.
Great Britain
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power -- above all for England and its empire -- made Macaulay's life a tragedy. Sullivan offers an unsurpassed study of an afflicted genius and a thoughtful meditation on the modern ethics of power.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (614 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674054691
0674054695

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