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The Gods of Revolution [electronic resource] / Christopher Dawson ; with a new introduction by Joseph T. Stuart ; introduction by Arnold Toynbee ; appreciation by James Oliver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970.
- Series:
- Works of Christopher Dawson
- The works of Christopher Dawson
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes.
- France.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Religious aspects.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Published posthumously, this was Christopher Dawson's classic book on the French Revolution, offering a cultural and moral critique of Western Europe for readers in the aftermath of the devastation of World War II"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part One. The revolution of ideas
- The European revolution
- The historic origins of liberalism
- The birth of democracy
- Part Two. The French Revolution
- The rights of man
- The altars of fear
- The reign of terror
- The fall of the mountain
- The turning of the tide
- Part Three. The impact of the Revolution
- Religion and the Romantic movement
- Europe and the Revolution
- The Revolution and the modern world.
- Notes:
- Originally published: New York : New York University Press, 1972.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2710-0
- OCLC:
- 903985644
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