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terror: the modern condition
“Madness alone is truly terrifying.” – Joseph Conrad Terrorism appears to be a specific malady of modern civilization. No other society, we tend to assume, has suffered to the same extent from precisely the same social and moral pestilence. This … Continue reading
GOLDEN GEESE IN THE CUCKOO’S NEST
The scope and character of the pensions bourgeoises – renamed maisons de santé early in the Revolution – changed dramatically following the passage of the Law of Suspects in September 1793. This legislation called for the creation of the Revolutionary … Continue reading
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POKING INTO DARK CORNERS:ILLEGAL & SALACIOUS
”Whether such pronouncement represented genuine alarm or rhetorical posturing is difficult to say, but the authorities certainly took slander seriously. On may 28, 1649, the Parlement of Paris tried to restore order in the capital by threatening to hang anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Gedeon Lafitte, Comte de Bussey, French Revolution, George Cruickshank, James Gillray, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Paul Marat, Marat, Marquis de Condorcet, Marquis de Sade, Robert Darnton, Roger de Rabutin, Sade, Voltaire
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