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Vice and virtue : men of history, great crooks for the greater good / Paul Lombard.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lombard, Paul, 1927-
Standardized Title:
Vice et la vertu. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political corruption--France--History.
Political corruption.
Celebrities--France--Attitudes.
Celebrities.
France--Moral conditions--History.
France.
France--Politics and government--Moral and ethical aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Place of Publication:
New York : Algora Pub., c2000.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
From the courtesans of Versailles to the back halls of Chirac's government, from Danton - revealed to have been a paid agent for England - to the shady bankers of Mitterand's era, from the buddies of Mazarin to the builders of the Panama Canal, Paul Lomba
Contents:
CONTENTS; Chapter 1 A BRIEF CHRONICLE OF ANTI-HEROES; Chapter 2 JACQUES COEUR; Chapter 3 ELEONORA AND CONCINO CONCINI; Chapter 4 RICHELIEU; Chapter 5 MAZARIN; Chapter 6 FOUQUET; Chapter 7 MIRABEAU; Chapter 8 DANTON; Chapter 9 TALLEYRAND; Chapter 10 NAPOLEONIDES; Chapter 11 MORNY; Chapter 12 CLEMENCEAU; Chapter 13 EDGAR FAURE; Chapter 14 THE LAST MINUTE GUEST
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-280-34657-4
9786610346578
1-892941-21-X
OCLC:
476113772

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