Ny 2010 basic books perseus group (2 résultats)
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Vendeur : Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Etats-UnisChris Fessler, Bookseller
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EUR 18,12
EUR 5,23 expéditionExpédition nationale : Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
red & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store s…tamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). viii+384p. b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. biography. world history. bolshevik revolution. russian revolution. conspiracy theory. secret societies. espionage. covert operations. ~ Conspirator is the compelling story of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in exile. It tells how, for seventeen years, he lived a hand~to~mouth existence outside Russia, working towards the upheaval that in 1917 transformed the global political landscape: the Russian Revolution. Constantly watched by the secret police, Lenin and his cohorts were dependent on the protection of a shadowy network of like~minded friends and supporters. Penniless, yet driven, they took huge risks to publish and smuggle back into Russia the illegal literature that spread their message. Lenin was always on the move between the great cities of Europe ~ Paris, London, Geneva, Brussels, and Munich ~ and the rural backwaters of Finland and Poland. He led an uncertain life, often under assumed names, frequently short of food, and often having to flee at a moment's notice. Russian historian Helen Rappaport's riveting account describes Lenin's triumphs and the many conflicts, personal and political, he had with those who shared his exile. She paints a vivid portrait of Russian emigre life and of how Lenin and the Bolsheviks worked to achieve his vision of a Soviet social democracy. She also explores the toll that their extraordinary existence took not just on Lenin but on the loyal group that surrounded him, and particularly on the women in his life: his long~suffering wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya; his mother~in~law; and his mistress, Inessa Armand; as well as his mother and sisters back home. Alive with fascinating detail and new material from rare and previously overlooked sources, Conspirator offers an unrivalled portrait of Lenin in the making.
- Autres images
- Couverture rigide
- Édition originale
Vendeur : Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Etats-UnisChris Fessler, Bookseller
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion
EUR 22,65
EUR 5,23 expéditionExpédition nationale : Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
orange & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, stor…e stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). decorative title pg. xx+361p. b&w illustrations. glossary of protagonists. a very selective bibliography. notes. index. world history. biography.philosophy. psychology. baron d'holbach. french literature. ~ From the 1750s to the 1770s, the Paris salon of Baron Paul Thiry Holbach was an epicenter of debate, intellectual daring, and revolutionary ideas, uniting around one table vivid personalitics such as Denis Diderot, Laurence Sterne, David Hume, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, the impish Ferdinando Galiani, the radical ex~priest Guillaume Raynal, the Italian Count Becaria, and Jean~Jacques Rousseau, who later turned against his friends. It was a moment of astonishing radicalism in European thought, so uncompromising and bold that it was viciously opposed by rival philosophers such as Voltaire and the turncoat Rousseau, and finally suppressed by Robespierre and his Revolutionary henchmen. This climactic moment in Western history has largely been forgotten by historians who have looked no further than what the official version of events showed. In A Wicked Company, acclaimed historian Philipp Blom retraces the fortunes and characters of this exceptional group of friends and brings to life their startling ideas. Brilliant minds of wit, courage, and humanity, their thinking created a different and radical French Enlightenment based on atheism, passion, empathy, and a compellingly insightful perspective on society. A startlingly relevant work of narrative history, A Wicked Company forces us to confront with new eyes the foundational debates about modern society and its future.
