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Loading... The Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu: Humanitarian Despotism and the Conditions of Modern Tyranny (Applications of Political Theory)by Maurice Joly
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A true curiosity, the book that served as the basis for the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion; in fact, entire passages of the Protocols were apparently lifted directly out of this book. A bit abstruse at times, but interesting to read the interchange of ideas, many of which are still relevant to today's world. It reminded me that there really is nothing new under the sun. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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John Waggoner's superb translation of and commentary on Joly's Dialogue-the first faithful translation in English-seeks not only to update the sordid legacy of the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion but to redeem Joly's original work for serious study in its own right, rather than through the lens of antisemitism. Waggoner's work vindicates a man who was neither an antisemite nor a supporter of the kind of tyrannical politics the Protocols subsequently served, and presents Maurice Joly, once much maligned and too long ignored, as one of the nineteenth century's foremost political thinkers. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)320.9440903Social sciences Political Science Political Science Political situation and conditions Europe France & MonacoLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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