Furies Mayer Arno J.
Furies Mayer Arno J. The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global…
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Furies Mayer Arno J.
The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. Arguing against this pervasive wishful thinking, the distinguished historian Arno J. Flying in the face of history, violence is dismissed as rare, immoral, and counterproductive.
The thought and language of Enlightenment France were the glories of western civilization; those of tsarist Russia's intelligentsia were on its margins. 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 followed similar courses. Both revolutions began as revolts vowed to fight unreason, injustice, and inequality; both swept away old regimes and defied