10.59- Stupidity or Treason?

Why get off the road to ruin when you can just stay on it? Pre-order Hero of Two Worlds! 

Really should have called this episode The Verge. Come hang out with Patrick Wyman and Me on July 22 to celbrate the launch of his book The Verge! Pre-Order Hero of Two Worlds! 

This week we had our long time comrade and resident France expert, Matthew, back on the show to talk about the mixed legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte. Was Napoleon a force for progress or the death of the revolution?

The answer is yes.

Revolutionary Figures: ...

Arise and fight back vs. Brave New World! 

Welcome to our fifth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. Lond ...

Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-J ...  Show more