· "Arno Mayer's The Furies is an eloquent and passionate reconsideration of the role of violence and terror, not only in the French and Russian Revolutions, but in the political institutions in general. The comparison between the French revolution and its aftermath and the Russian experience is extremely illuminating, offering new insights into revolution—as an ongoing dialectic between old and . ―Hans Mommsen "Arno Mayer's The Furies is an eloquent and passionate reconsideration of the role of violence and terror, not only in the French and Russian Revolutions, but in the political institutions in general. The comparison between the French revolution and its aftermath and the Russian experience is extremely illuminating, offering new insights into revolution―as an ongoing dialectic between old and /5(11). · The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions: Author: Arno J. Mayer: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Princeton University Press, ISBN: , Length: 4/5(2).
Arno J. Mayer's hefty opus, ''The Furies,'' addresses chapters of a past still very much a part of our present and convulsions that continue to polarize and stir emotions -- not least the author's. The Furies by Arno J. Mayer, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. Flying in the face of history, violence is dismissed as rare, immoral, and counterproductive. Arguing against this pervasive wishful thinking, the distinguished historian Arno J. Mayer revisits the two most.
The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions. by. Arno J. Mayer. · Rating details · 72 ratings · 3 reviews. The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. The great romance and fear of bloody revolution--strange blend of idealism and terror--have been superseded by blind faith in the bloodless expansion of human rights and global capitalism. Flying. "Arno Mayer's The Furies is an eloquent and passionate reconsideration of the role of violence and terror, not only in the French and Russian Revolutions, but in the political institutions in general. The comparison between the French revolution and its aftermath and the Russian experience is extremely illuminating, offering new insights into revolution—as an ongoing dialectic between old and new orders, in which vengeance and violence erupt as part of the process of struggle and breakdown.
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