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Introduction To "A Genealogy Of Terror In Eighteenth-Century France", Ronald Schechter
Introduction To "A Genealogy Of Terror In Eighteenth-Century France", Ronald Schechter
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In contemporary political discourse, it is common to denounce violent acts as “terroristic.” But this reflexive denunciation is a surprisingly recent development. In A Genealogy of Terror in Eighteenth-Century France, Ronald Schechter tells the story of the term’s evolution in Western thought, examining a neglected yet crucial chapter of our complicated romance with terror.
For centuries prior to the French Revolution, the word “terror” had largely positive connotations. Subjects flattered monarchs with the label “terror of his enemies.” Lawyers invoked the “terror of the laws.” Theater critics praised tragedies that imparted terror and pity. By August 1794, however, terror had …
The Trial Of Jacob Benjamin, Supplier To The French Army, 1792-93, Ronald Schechter
The Trial Of Jacob Benjamin, Supplier To The French Army, 1792-93, Ronald Schechter
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Santiago De Compostela, George Greenia
Santiago De Compostela, George Greenia
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This collaborative literary history of Europe, the first yet attempted, unfolds through ten sequences of places linked by trade, travel, topography, language, pilgrimage, alliance, disease, and artistic exchange. The period covered, 1348-1418, provides deep context for understanding current developments in Europe, particularly as initiated by the destruction and disasters of World War II. We begin with the greatest of all European catastrophes: the 1348 bubonic plague, which killed one person in three. Literary cultures helped speed recovery from this unprecedented "ground zero" experience, providing solace, distraction, and new ideals to live by. Questions of where Europe begins and ends, then …
Terror, Vengeance And Martyrdom In The French Revolution: The Case Of The Shades, Ronald Schechter
Terror, Vengeance And Martyrdom In The French Revolution: The Case Of The Shades, Ronald Schechter
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In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom is mostly conceived as "bearing witness" to faith and God. Martyrdom is also central to the Christian tradition, not only in the form of Christ's Passion or saints faced with persecution and death, but in the duty to lead a good and charitable life. In both religions, the association of religious martyrdom with political terror has a long and difficult history. The essays of this volume illuminate this history--following, for example, Christian …
The Making Of A Boxer, Ronald Schechter, Liz Clarke
The Making Of A Boxer, Ronald Schechter, Liz Clarke
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Inspired by the resounding success of Abina and the Important Men (OUP, 2011), Mendoza the Jew combines a graphic history with primary documentation and contextual information to explore issues of nationalism, identity, culture, and historical methodology through the life story of Daniel Mendoza. Mendoza was a poor Sephardic Jew from East London who became the boxing champion of Britain in 1789. As a Jew with limited means and a foreign-sounding name, Mendoza was an unlikely symbol of what many Britons considered to be their very own "national" sport. Whereas their adversaries across the Channel reputedly settled private quarrels by dueling …
Catinka Heinefetter. A Jewish Prima Donna In Nineteenth-Century France, Ronald Schechter
Catinka Heinefetter. A Jewish Prima Donna In Nineteenth-Century France, Ronald Schechter
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A Festival Of The Law: Napoleon's Jewish Assemblies, Ronald Schechter
A Festival Of The Law: Napoleon's Jewish Assemblies, Ronald Schechter
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This book reconsiders the transition from the French Revolution to Napoleon, a period often described in terms of social chaos, ineffectual government, and democratic disappointment.
Impression Management, Cultural Performance And Jewish Self-Presentation In Napoleonic France, Ronald Schechter
Impression Management, Cultural Performance And Jewish Self-Presentation In Napoleonic France, Ronald Schechter
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Competing Proposals For The Regeneration Of The Jews, Ronald Schechter
Competing Proposals For The Regeneration Of The Jews, Ronald Schechter
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