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The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dr- Butterworth, 0307386759, paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Butterworth, Alex
- ISBN
- 9780307386755
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307386759
ISBN-13
9780307386755
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99686103
Product Key Features
Book Title
World That Never Was : a True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists, and Secret Agents
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Revolutionary, Europe / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Stimulating, provocative. . . . A deeply knowledgeable, exceedingly well-written text." - Los Angeles Times "Exhilarating. . . . A headlong gallop through the history of anarchism. . . . Almost any paragraph packs more action than an entire Dan Brown novel. . . . The globe-girdling energy of these itinerant schemers is dizzying." - Financial Times "Stocked with vivid characters. . . . Butterworth shows how political violence committed by disorganized cells of anarchists, socialists, and nihilists fuelled fears of an international conspiracy and justified reactionary crackdowns." - The New Yorker "Thorough. . . . Compelling. . . . It leads one to ask if anarchism might again (or, perhaps, still) be lurking at the fringes of society." - The Washington Post "A timely tale of a vicious cycle in which violence begets violence-and innocence, idealism and justice are the victims . . . [Butterworth] brings to life the social and intellectual ferment of the late 19th century." - Kansas City Star "Painstakingly researched. . . . Butterworth charts this tangled terrain with authority and rigor. . . . [His] tale crosses paths with most of the era's most important figures, from monarchs to literary giants, while presenting some of the fascinating characters in the anarchist movement. Many of the latter couldn't have been dreamed up by the most inventive novelist." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Fascinating. . . . A historical pot-boiler. . . . Butterworth charts the odyssey of these European revolutionaries as they fought to build a new society, and the furious maneuvers by security services to thwart them." - The Boston Globe "In this rich and passionate account of the world's first international terrorist campaign . . . the disquieting echoes of our times are impossible to ignore. . . . Underpinned by impressive research and a genuine argument . . . this is a thrilling and important book-not least for its unmasking of the forces of reaction." - The Sunday Times (London) "Chillingly familiar. . . . Butterworth strikes a rare balance; he doesn't flinch from moral judgment, but he's not about to succumb to the propagandizing instinct himself by glossing over the radicals' many flaws and impracticalities. . . . The World That Never Was has much of value to impart, from the understanding that today's radicals may be tomorrow's sensible visionaries to the unanticipated perils of both terrorism and counterterrorism." - Salon "Exceptionally astute. . . . One of the most absorbing depictions of the dark underside of radical politics in many years. . . . A riveting account, teeming with intrigue and adventure and packed with the most astonishing characters." - New Statesman "Conveys the labyrinthine coils of conspirators and spies with graphic panache. . . . Butterworth has created an impressive work which will captivate those unfamiliar with anarchist history and teach even specialists much that they did not know before." - The Independent (London) "Butterworth writes lucidly, in fine detail, seeking answers that must sometimes prove elusive. . . . It's a formidable task, formidably (and entertainingly) accomplished." - The Observer (London) "Ingenious. . . . Butterworth, in this wide-ranging account of nineteenth century anarchist activity, does justice to both sides of the picture-the glowing ideal, its shady enactment." - The Sunday Telegraph (London), "Stimulating, provocative. . . . A deeply knowledgeable, exceedingly well-written text." -- Los Angeles Times "Exhilarating. . . . A headlong gallop through the history of anarchism. . . . Almost any paragraph packs more action than an entire Dan Brown novel. . . . The globe-girdling energy of these itinerant schemers is dizzying." -- Financial Times "Stocked with vivid characters. . . . Butterworth shows how political violence committed by disorganized cells of anarchists, socialists, and nihilists fuelled fears of an international conspiracy and justified reactionary crackdowns." -- The New Yorker "Thorough. . . . Compelling. . . . It leads one to ask if anarchism might again (or, perhaps, still) be lurking at the fringes of society." -- The Washington Post "A timely tale of a vicious cycle in which violence begets violence--and innocence, idealism and justice are the victims . . . [Butterworth] brings to life the social and intellectual ferment of the late 19th century." -- Kansas City Star "Painstakingly researched. . . . Butterworth charts this tangled terrain with authority and rigor. . . . [His] tale crosses paths with most of the era's most important figures, from monarchs to literary giants, while presenting some of the fascinating characters in the anarchist movement. Many of the latter couldn't have been dreamed up by the most inventive novelist." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Fascinating. . . . A historical pot-boiler. . . . Butterworth charts the odyssey of these European revolutionaries as they fought to build a new society, and the furious maneuvers by security services to thwart them." -- The Boston Globe "In this rich and passionate account of the world's first international terrorist campaign . . . the disquieting echoes of our times are impossible to ignore. . . . Underpinned by impressive research and a genuine argument . . . this is a thrilling and important book--not least for its unmasking of the forces of reaction." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Chillingly familiar. . . . Butterworth strikes a rare balance; he doesn't flinch from moral judgment, but he's not about to succumb to the propagandizing instinct himself by glossing over the radicals' many flaws and impracticalities. . . . The World That Never Was has much of value to impart, from the understanding that today's radicals may be tomorrow's sensible visionaries to the unanticipated perils of both terrorism and counterterrorism." -- Salon "Exceptionally astute. . . . One of the most absorbing depictions of the dark underside of radical politics in many years. . . . A riveting account, teeming with intrigue and adventure and packed with the most astonishing characters." -- New Statesman "Conveys the labyrinthine coils of conspirators and spies with graphic panache. . . . Butterworth has created an impressive work which will captivate those unfamiliar with anarchist history and teach even specialists much that they did not know before." -- The Independent (London) "Butterworth writes lucidly, in fine detail, seeking answers that must sometimes prove elusive. . . . It's a formidable task, formidably (and entertainingly) accomplished." -- The Observer (London) "Ingenious. . . . Butterworth, in this wide-ranging account of nineteenth century anarchist activity, does justice to both sides of the picture--the glowing ideal, its shady enactment." -- The Sunday Telegraph (London), "Stimulating, provocative. . . . A deeply knowledgeable, exceedingly well-written text." -- Los Angeles Times "Exhilarating. . . . A headlong gallop through the history of anarchism. . . . Almost any paragraph packs more action than an entire Dan Brown novel. . . . The globe-girdling energy of these itinerant schemers is dizzying." -- Financial Times "Stocked with vivid characters. . . . Butterworth shows how political violence committed by disorganized cells of anarchists, socialists, and nihilists fuelled fears of an international conspiracy and justified reactionary crackdowns." -- The New Yorker "Thorough. . . . Compelling. . . . It leads one to ask if anarchism might again (or, perhaps, still) be lurking at the fringes of society." -- The Washington Post "A timely tale of a vicious cycle in which violence begets violence--and innocence, idealism and justice are the victims . . . [Butterworth] brings to life the social and intellectual ferment of the late 19th century." -- Kansas City Star "Painstakingly researched. . . . Butterworth charts this tangled terrain with authority and rigor. . . . [His] tale crosses paths with most of the era's most important figures, from monarchs to literary giants, while presenting some of the fascinating characters in the anarchist movement. Many of the latter couldn't have been dreamed up by the most inventive novelist." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Fascinating. . . . A historical pot-boiler. . . . Butterworth charts the odyssey of these European revolutionaries as they fought to build a new society, and the furious maneuvers by security services to thwart them." -- The Boston Globe "In this rich and passionate account of the world's first international terrorist campaign . . . the disquieting echoes of our times are impossible to ignore. . . . Underpinned by impressive research and a genuine argument . . . this is a thrilling and important book--not least for its unmasking of the forces of reaction." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Chillingly familiar. . . . Butterworth strikes a rare balance; he doesn't flinch from moral judgment, but he's not about to succumb to the propagandizing instinct himself by glossing over the radicals' many flaws and impracticalities. . . . The World That Never Was has much of value to impart, from the understanding that today's radicals may be tomorrow's sensible visionaries to the unanticipated perils of both terrorism and counterterrorism." -- Salon "Exceptionally astute. . . . One of the most absorbing depictions of the dark underside of radical politics in many years. . . . A riveting account, teeming with intrigue and adventure and packed with the most astonishing characters." -- New Statesman "Conveys the labyrinthine coils of conspirators and spies with graphic panache. . . . Butterworth has created an impressive work which will captivate those unfamiliar with anarchist history and teach even specialists much that they did not know before." -- The Independent (London) "Butterworth writes lucidly, in fine detail, seeking answers that must sometimes prove elusive. . . . It's a formidable task, formidably (and entertainingly) accomplished." -- The Observer (London) "Ingenious. . . . Butterworth, in this wide-ranging account of nineteenth century anarchist activity, does justice to both sides of the picture--the glowing ideal, its shady enactment." -- The Sunday Telegraph (London), "Vivid . . . In its thorough, compelling examination of anarchism,The World That Never Wasis not a chronicle of isolated violent acts committed by deranged individuals. Rather, it convincingly portrays anarchism as the product of an inexorable human impulse. And it leads one to ask if anarchism might again (or, perhaps, still) be lurking at the fringes of society." -John Smolens,The Washington Post "Stocked with vivid characters. . . . Butterworth shows how political violence committed by disorganized cells of anarchists, socialists, and nihilists fuelled fears of an international conspiracy and justified reactionary crackdowns. . . . [He] brings these figures to life without romanticizing their followers, who claimed the lives of a Russian tsar, an American president, and, most consequential, Archduke Franz Ferdinand." -The New Yorker "Stimulating, provocative . . . Butterworth's deeply knowledgeable, exceedingly well-written text does not airbrush the weakness inherent in anarchism's belief that a perfect society could arise only from mutual cooperation among enlightened individuals free of constraining hierarchies. Our knowledge of the terrible history of trying to create utopias by coercive means helps us share the author's empathy for the anarchists' desperate insistence on the primacy of individual conscience and liberty. Our knowledge of the polarizing political consequences of unfettered individualism and rote invocation of the word 'liberty' may help us judge more gently anarchism's destructive romance with violence, chronicled here with such intelligence and moral clarity." -Wendy Smith,Los Angeles Times "Fascinating . . . A historical pot-boiler . . . Butterworth charts the odyssey of these European revolutionaries as they fought to build a new society, and the furious maneuvers by security services to thwart them." -Matthew Price,The Boston Globe "Chillingly familiar . . . As the author of a political history, Butterworth strikes a rare balance; he doesn't flinch from moral judgment, but he's not about to succumb to the propagandizing instinct himself by glossing over the radicals' many flaws and impracticalities. He has also mastered a staggering amount of material . . .The World That Never Washas much of value to impart, from the understanding that today's radicals may be tomorrow's sensible visionaries to the unanticipated perils of both terrorism and counterterrorism." -Laura Miller,Salon "A timely tale of a vicious cycle in which violence begets violence-and innocence, idealism and justice are the victims . . . [Butterworth] brings to life the social and intellectual ferment of the late 19th century." -Glenn C. Altschuler,Kansas City Star "Painstakingly researched . . . Butterworth charts this tangled terrain with authority and rigor . . . [His] tale crosses paths with most of the era's most important figures, from monarchs to literary giants, while presenting some of the fascinating characters in the anarchist movement. Many of the latter couldn't have been dreamed up by the most inventive novelist." -Chris Foran,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Gripping and unsettling . . . A first-rate addition to the growing list of books dealing with terrorism's origins and history . . . Delivering a virtuoso performance, Butterworth adds the hope that history will not repeat itself and that a successful new bloody ideology will not create the next scourge." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reports that al-Qaeda operatives were studying Bakunin have encouraged journalists to explain twenty-first-century Jihadists by quoting nineteenth-century anarchists. Bu
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In the late nineteenth century, nations the world over were mired in economic recession and beset by social unrest, their leaders increasingly threatened by acts of terrorism and assassination from anarchist extremists. In this riveting history of that tumultuous period, Alex Butterworth follows the rise of these revolutionaries from the failed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution and beyond. Through the interwoven stories of several key anarchists and the secret police who hunted them, Butterworth vividly describes how a movement born in idealism turned increasingly to desperate acts of terrorism and murder. Rich in anecdote and with a fascinating array of supporting characters, The World That Never Was offers a revelatory portrait of an era with uncanny echoes of our own.
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