Macaulay : : The Tragedy of Power / / Robert E Sullivan.
On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power - above all for En...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Heir
- 2. Star
- 3. Legislator
- 4. Sinister Prophet
- 5. Statesman
- 6. Empire Builder
- 7. The Last Ancient Historian
- 8. The Lion
- 9. Baron Macaulay of Rothley
- 10. Procrastinator
- 11. Praeceptor Gentis Anglorum
- 12. A Broken Heart
- Envoi: Immortal
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index