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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The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism.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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Mayer, Arno J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Political violence > France.
Political violence > Soviet Union.
Terror > Soviet Union.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Influence.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Influence.
France > History > Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.
Reign of Terror (France : 1793-1794)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political violence.
Terror.
France.
Soviet Union.
History.
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Summary:The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism.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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:1299559522
9781299559523
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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