ISBN: 9780805079876 - fatal purity: robespierre and the french revolution (21 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Good. Judicious, balanced, and admirably clear at every point. This is quite the calmest and least abusive history of the Revolution you will ever read.--Hilary Mantel, London Review of Books Since his execution by guillotine in July 1794, Maximilien Robespierre has been contested terrain for historians. Was he a bloodthirsty charlatan or the only true defender of revolutionary ideals? The first modern dictator or the earliest democrat? Was his extreme moralism a heroic virtue or a ruinous flaw? Against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, historian Ruth Scurr tracks Robespierre's evolution from provincial lawyer to devastatingly efficient revolutionary leader, righteous and paranoid in equal measure. She explores his reformist zeal, his role in the fall of the monarchy, his passionate attempts to design a modern republic, even his extraordinary effort to found a perfect religion. And she follows him into the Terror, as the former death- penalty opponent makes summary execution the order of the day, himself falling victim to the violence at the age of thirty-six. Written with epic sweep, full of nuance and insight, Fatal Purity is a fascinating portrait of a man who identified with the Revolution to the point of madness, and in so doing changed the course of history.…

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Hardback. Condición: Good. Judicious, balanced, and admirably clear at every point. This is quite the calmest and least abusive history of the Revolution you will ever read.--Hilary Mantel, London Review of Books Since his execution by guillotine in July 1794, Maximilien Robespierre has been contested terrain for historians. Was he a bloodthirsty charlatan or the only true defender of revolutionary ideals? The first modern dictator or the earliest democrat? Was his extreme moralism a heroic virtue or a ruinous flaw? Against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, historian Ruth Scurr tracks Robespierre's evolution from provincial lawyer to devastatingly efficient revolutionary leader, righteous and paranoid in equal measure. She explores his reformist zeal, his role in the fall of the monarchy, his passionate attempts to design a modern republic, even his extraordinary effort to found a perfect religion. And she follows him into the Terror, as the former death- penalty opponent makes summary execution the order of the day, himself falling victim to the violence at the age of thirty-six. Written with epic sweep, full of nuance and insight, Fatal Purity is a fascinating portrait of a man who identified with the Revolution to the point of madness, and in so doing changed the course of history.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Larger, sturdy book, black spine, red boards, five tiny light brown spots at top front left, bright gilt lettering on spine, very tiny crease at bottom front tip, 408 pages including two glossy photo section. Ink underlining and ink notes in margins on many pages. DJ glossy black beneath mylar with a color portrait of Robespierre with an ornate red design to front and spine, bright gilt title, bright red author's name, red at center back with praise from Corey Robin. Very Fine DJ/Near Good book.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Near Fine. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, drawings, facsimiles and a map. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. The dust jacket has an approximately 1" surface scratch near the bottom of the front cover, else fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xvii, 408 pages.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Stated first edition. First printing. Unclipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Like new condition (very tight binding) except the spine ends are slightly nudged. The DJ has no tears or chips. Not a remainder.

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hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Like new book in fine dust jacket that is now in a Brodart protective sleeve. 1st American ed., 1st printing.

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Hardcover. Condición: New. T-Scuruth; Scurr, Ruth Fatal Purity: Robespierre And the French Revolution FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED - 432 pages. Book description: "Since his execution by guillotine in July 1794, Maximilien Robespierre has been contested terrain for historians, at once the most notorious leader of the French Revolution and the least comprehensible. Was he a bloodthirsty charlatan or the only true defender of revolutionary ideals? Was his extreme moralism - he was known as "The Incorruptible" - a heroic virtue or a ruinous flaw? Was he the first modern dictator or the earliest democrat? Against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, historian Ruth Scurr follows the trajectory of Robespierreâs paradoxical life, from his unprepossessing beginnings as a provincial lawyer opposed to repressive authority and the death penalty, to his meteoric rise in Paris politics as a devastatingly efficient revolutionary leader, righteous and paranoid in equal measure. She explores his reformist zeal, his role in the trial of the king and the fall of the monarchy, his passionate attempt to design a modern republic, even his extraordinary effort to found a perfect religion. And she follows him into the depths of the Terror, as he makes summary execution the order of the day, himself falling victim to the violence at the age of thirty-six. Written with epic sweep, full of nuance and insight, Fatal Purity is a fascinating portrait of a man who identified with the Revolution to the point of madness, and in so doing changed the course of history.".…