The 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The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism.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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mayer, Arno J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
1789-1921
Political violence > France.
Political violence > Soviet Union.
Terror > France.
Terror > Soviet Union.
Violence politique > France.
Violence politique > URSS.
Terreur > France.
Terreur > URSS.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Political violence
Terror
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921.
URSS > Histoire > 1917-1921 (Révolution)
France
Soviet Union
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE. CONCEPTUAL SIGNPOSTS
  • PART TWO. CRESCENDO OF VIOLENCE
  • PART THREE. METROPOLITAN CONDESCENSION AND RURAL DISTRUST
  • PART FOUR. THE SACRED CONTESTED
  • PART FIVE. A WORLD UNHINGED
  • INDEX.

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