Описание: For two hundred years, the Terror has haunted the imagination of the West. The descent of the French Revolution from rapturous liberation into an orgy of apparently pointless bloodletting has been the focus of countless reflections on the often malignant nature of humanity and the folly of revolution. David Andress, a leading historian of the French Revolution, presents a radically different account of the Terror. In a remarkably vivid and page-turning work of history, he transports the reader from the pitched battles on the streets of Paris to the royal family's escape through secret passageways in the Tuileries palace, and across the landscape of the tragic last years of the Revolution. The violence, he shows, was a result of dogmatic and fundamentalist thinking: dreadful decisions were made by groups of people who believed they were still fighting for freedom but whose survival was threatened by famine, external war, and counter-revolutionaries within the fledging new state. Urgent questions emerge from Andress's trenchant reassessment: When is it right to arbitrarily detain those suspected of subversion? When does an earnest patriotism become the rationale for slaughter? Combining startling narrative power and bold insight, "The Terror" is written with verve and exceptional pace-it is a superb popular debut from an enormously talented historian.
Автор: Stone, Robert Andres, Alan Название: Chasing moon exaiie tpb ISBN: 0008307865 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008307868 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Chasing the Moon thoroughly reimagines the race to the moon, upending much of the conventional mythology. With newly revealed stories about the space race, from its earliest days to the monumental achievement of the lunar landing in 1969, the book features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events.
Автор: Andress Brandon Название: Beauty in the Wreckage: Finding Peace in the Age of Outrage ISBN: 1938480368 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781938480362 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Andress David Название: Cultural Dementia ISBN: 1788540050 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788540056 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 1187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A blistering assessment of the West`s abandonment of history as it succumbs to an attack of social and cultural dementia, by leading historian David Andress.
