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Absolute power : the real lives of Europe's most infamous rulers
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| 서명/저자사항 | Absolute power : the real lives of Europe's most infamous rulers/ C.S. Denton. |
| 개인저자 | Denton, C. S.(Chad S.), author. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource: portraits. |
| ISBN | 9781848584747 1848584741 |
| 발행자번호 | MWT11402589 |
| 요약 | Here, 75 succinct essays cover European royalty from the last king of Rome to Tsar Nicholas II. There is an enduring public interest in royalty and dictatorial rulers: this book covers all of them comprehensively. Far more than just sensational accounts, the book makes a genuine attempt to understand what drove them to their excesses. An informal, readable style produces a strong turn-page effect. In our time, when European monarchies seem little more than tourist curiosities and democracy is taken for granted, it is easy to forget how much power pre-democratic rulers could once wield. The rulers and holders of political power in this book fall into four categories: those villainized by propaganda; those with serious mental disorders; those simultaneously revered and reviled; and those who truly were the epitome of evil. 'Absolute Power' shows how they were all carried away by their exalted status or even overwhelmed by it, while a few were driven over the edge into madness. |
| 주제명(지명) | Europe --Kings and rulers --Biography. Europe. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Monarchy --Europe --History. Power (Social sciences) --History. Power (Social sciences) --Psychological aspects. Kings and rulers. Monarchy. Power (Social sciences) Power (Social sciences) --Psychological aspects. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical HISTORY / Europe / Western |
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