Phantom Terror: The Threat of Revolution and the Repression of Liberty 1789-1848
Adam Zamoyski
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- Editora: HarperCollins
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- Ano: 2015
- ISBN: 9780007282777
- Número de páginas: 592
- Capa: Brochada
Sinopse
A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation.
The advent of the French Revolution confirmed the worst fears of the rulers of Europe. They saw their states as storm-tossed vessels battered by terrible waves coming from every quarter and threatened by horrific monsters from the deep. Rulers' nerves were further unsettled by the voices of the Enlightenment, envisaging improvement only through a radical transformation of existing structures, with undeniable implications for the future role of the…
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