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Citizens & cannibals : the French Revolution, the struggle for modernity, and the origins of ideological terror / Eli Sagan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sagan, Eli.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.
- France.
- History.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Democracy--France.
- Democracy.
- Liberalism--France.
- Liberalism.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 624 pages ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Citizens and cannibals
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, [2001]
- Summary:
- What transformed moral citizens into guillotine cannibals during the French Revolution and the Great Reign of Terror? The answer, argues Eli Sagan, is the exact same force which has killed millions of people in the twentieth century-ideological terror. "Citizens and Cannibals" offers readers the most comprehensive and incisive explanation of the gruesome Terror, its causes, and its consequences for the modern world. The French Revolution introduced ideological terror to the world, but Hitler, Stalin, and other dictators guaranteed its survival into the twentieth century. "Citizens and Cannibals" is a ground-breaking look at a topic that has fascinated generations of historians.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [591]-601) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742508315
- OCLC:
- 46474113
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