Conspiracy In The French Revolution

Author : Peter R. Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy in the French Revolution written by Peter R. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers the nature and development of the conspiracy obsession from the end of the old regime to the Directory. This work covers chapters that focus on conspiracy and fears of conspiracy in the old regime; in the Constitutent Assembly; by the king and Marie Antoinette; amongst the people of Paris; and more.

Author : Barry Coward
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351949497
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe written by Barry Coward and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies, real or imagined, were an essential feature of early modern life, offering a seemingly rational and convincing explanation for patterns of political and social behaviour. This volume examines conspiracies and conspiracy theory from a broad historical and interdisciplinary perspective, by combining the theoretical approach of the history of ideas with specific examples from the period. Each contribution addresses a number of common themes, such as the popularity of conspiracy theory as a mode of explanation through a series of original case studies. Individual chapters examine, for example, why witches, religious minorities and other groups were perceived in conspiratorial terms, and how far, if at all, these attitudes were challenged or redefined by the Enlightenment. Cultural influences on conspiracy theory are also discussed, particularly in those chapters dealing with the relationship between literature and politics. As prevailing notions of royal sovereignty equated open opposition with treason, almost any political activity had to be clandestine in nature, and conspiracy theory was central to interpretations of early modern politics. Factions and cabals abounded in European courts as a result, and their actions were frequently interpreted in conspiratorial terms. By the late eighteenth century it seemed as if this had begun to change, and in Britain in particular the notion of a 'loyal opposition' had begun to take shape. Yet the outbreak of the French Revolution was frequently explained in conspiratorial terms, and subsequently European rulers and their subjects remained obsessed with conspiracies both real and imagined. This volume helps us to understand why.

Author : Ernest Belfort Bax
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Episode of the French Revolution written by Ernest Belfort Bax and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philippe Buonarroti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buonarroti's History of Babeuf's Conspiracy for Equality written by Philippe Buonarroti and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philippe Buonarroti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buonarroti's History of Babeuf's Conspiracy for Equality written by Philippe Buonarroti and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Lewis Wick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Conspiracy of Well-intentioned Men written by Daniel Lewis Wick and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Una Birch
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780892541324
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Societies written by Una Birch and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an invitation to the secret world behind the veil of daily events. In its pages you will meet the legendary Cagliostro and the Comte de Saint-Germain as they travel through the royal courts and Masonic lodges of eighteenth-century Europe, fomenting Revolution and working to overturn the social order of their day. Alchemists, magicians, Illuminati adepts, mystics, and Freemasons joined forces with politicians, journalists, scientists, writers, philosophers and libertines in a movement that forever altered the cultural landscape of Western civilization. Inaugurating two centuries of revolution and upheaval, the French Revolution of 1789 put an end to the concept of the divine right of kings, led to the formal separation of church and state, destroyed the remnants of medieval feudalism, and heralded the values of the Enlightenment as the triumphant banner under which the modern world would be born. Yet it was accompanied by a level of violence whose ferocity spoke more of an exorcism than a political restructuring. What lessons does the Revolution hold for us today? Do the forces of secret societies and silent conspiracies continue to influence the world? Historian Una Birch's classic account was originally published in 1911. Her proximity to and sympathy with the events offer a unique perspective. Secret society expert James Wasserman has made this work accessible to the modern reader with extensive annotations, a history of the Revolution, an introduction that places the Illuminati in context, and biographical sketches of the main participants. Book jacket.

Author : Thomas Milan Konda
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022658576X
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracies of Conspiracies written by Thomas Milan Konda and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s tempting to think that we live in an unprecedentedly fertile age for conspiracy theories, with seemingly each churn of the news cycle bringing fresh manifestations of large-scale paranoia. But the sad fact is that these narratives of suspicion—and the delusional psychologies that fuel them—have been a constant presence in American life for nearly as long as there’s been an America. In this sweeping book, Thomas Milan Konda traces the country’s obsession with conspiratorial thought from the early days of the republic to our own anxious moment. Conspiracies of Conspiracies details centuries of sinister speculations—from antisemitism and anti-Catholicism to UFOs and reptilian humanoids—and their often incendiary outcomes. Rather than simply rehashing the surface eccentricities of such theories, Konda draws from his unprecedented assemblage of conspiratorial writing to crack open the mindsets that lead people toward these self-sealing worlds of denial. What is distinctively American about these theories, he argues, is not simply our country’s homegrown obsession with them but their ongoing prevalence and virulence. Konda proves that conspiracy theories are no harmless sideshow. They are instead the dark and secret heart of American political history—one that is poisoning the bloodstream of an increasingly sick body politic.

Author : Barry Coward
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351949489
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe written by Barry Coward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies, real or imagined, were an essential feature of early modern life, offering a seemingly rational and convincing explanation for patterns of political and social behaviour. This volume examines conspiracies and conspiracy theory from a broad historical and interdisciplinary perspective, by combining the theoretical approach of the history of ideas with specific examples from the period. Each contribution addresses a number of common themes, such as the popularity of conspiracy theory as a mode of explanation through a series of original case studies. Individual chapters examine, for example, why witches, religious minorities and other groups were perceived in conspiratorial terms, and how far, if at all, these attitudes were challenged or redefined by the Enlightenment. Cultural influences on conspiracy theory are also discussed, particularly in those chapters dealing with the relationship between literature and politics. As prevailing notions of royal sovereignty equated open opposition with treason, almost any political activity had to be clandestine in nature, and conspiracy theory was central to interpretations of early modern politics. Factions and cabals abounded in European courts as a result, and their actions were frequently interpreted in conspiratorial terms. By the late eighteenth century it seemed as if this had begun to change, and in Britain in particular the notion of a 'loyal opposition' had begun to take shape. Yet the outbreak of the French Revolution was frequently explained in conspiratorial terms, and subsequently European rulers and their subjects remained obsessed with conspiracies both real and imagined. This volume helps us to understand why.

Author : Daniel L. Wick
Publisher : Dissertations-G
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Conspiracy of Well-intentioned Men written by Daniel L. Wick and published by Dissertations-G. This book was released on 1987 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: