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The Long Affair

Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800

The Long Affair( )
Author: O'Brien, Conor Cruise
ISBN:978-0-226-61653-7
Publication Date:Nov 1996
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $99.00
Book Description:

As controversial and explosive as it is elegant and learned, The Long Affair is Conor Cruise O'Brien's examination of Thomas Jefferson, as man and icon, through the critical lens of the French Revolution. O'Brien offers a provocative analysis of the supreme symbol of American history and political culture and challenges the traditional perceptions of both Jeffersonian history and the Jeffersonian legacy. "The book is an attack on America's long affair with...
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Book Details
Pages:386
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State
History / Europe / France
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.4 Inches
Book Weight:1.69 Pounds
Author Biography
O'Brien, Conor Cruise (Author)
Writer and diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 3, 1917. He studied history at Trinity College and found a job in the civil service. While working as a civil servant, he wrote two books Maria Cross (1952) and Parnell and His Party (1957). As a diplomat, he focused on creating an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations and played a critical role in the United Nations intervention in Congo in 1961. In 1969, he won a seat in Ireland's Parliament. He also was editor in chief of The Observer and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, and The Irish Independent. He wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime including To Katanga and Back, The Great Melody, Memoir: My Life and Themes, and The Long Affair. He died on December 18, 2008 at the age of 91.

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