The Threat of Revolution and the Repression of Liberty 1789-1848
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A timely examination of the age of fear, subversion and espionage sparked by the French Revolution, exploring the struggle of government to police a world threatened by obscure forces and revolutionary conspiracy. From the author of }1812: Napoleon's Fatal March On Moscow{. Now in paperback A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation.