Macaulay The Tragedy of Power

On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power - above all for En...

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Sullivan, Robert E
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2010]
Zusammenfassung:
On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power - above all for England and its empire - made Macaulay's life a tragedy. Sullivan offers an unsurpassed study of an afflicted genius and a thoughtful meditation on the modern ethics of power
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780674054691
DOI:
10.4159/9780674054691
Schlagworte:
Authors, English / Biography / 19th century
Authors, English / 19th century / Biography
Historians / Great Britain / Biography
Statesmen / Great Britain / Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
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