Adam Zamoyski

Broschiertes Buch

Phantom Terror

The Threat of Revolution and the Repression of Liberty 1789-1848

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of 'Chopin' (Collins 1979), 'Paderewski', and 'The Last King of Poland','1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow' and 'Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins UK / William Collins
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 043014
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 130mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780007282777
• ISBN-10: 000728277X
• Artikelnr.: 42247593

Rezensionen

'Vivid, terrifying and often quite funny ... an interesting take on 1848 ... this superbly drawn story is full of painful allegories' The Times

'Splendidly provocative ... perceptive and often amusing ... full of arresting details and sharp asides ... Adam Zamoyski writes like a dancer at a court ball: gracious, patrician, masterful, sure-footed ... Phantom Terror is a thumping great pleasure to read ... history at its best' Spectator

'Scintillating and original' Economist

'We know the Napoleonic era well, but the Decades after Napoleon's fall are often neglected. Adam Zamoyski covers those years, showing how fear of revolution caused the autocrats of Europe to repress freedom on an unprecedented scale' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Mail on Sunday