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Albert Sorel (1842–1906)

Auteur de Europe Under the Old Regime

24 oeuvres 88 utilisateurs 1 Critiques

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Comprend les noms: Sorel Albert

Œuvres de Albert Sorel

Europe Under the Old Regime (1947) 30 exemplaires
Montesquieu (1888) 8 exemplaires
Madame de Staël (2009) 2 exemplaires

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Nom canonique
Sorel, Albert
Nom légal
Sorel, Albert
Date de naissance
1842-08-13
Date de décès
1906-06-29
Nationalité
France
Pays (pour la carte)
France

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I indeed was shocked, shocked to learn that people going to fancy balls in European capitals were backed by war, famine, pestilence, misery and horror. The officers of each side knew each other and would change sides from one war to the next.

If a town resisted an army there could be trouble. One gruesome incident was when they made you cut off your own nose before the guy was hung.

The author is known for his accuracy, according to Wikipedia.

I recommend this short book to help get the idea of what is really like. In my view it is a sort of duty for every citizen to know this.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Benedict8 | Jul 16, 2014 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
24
Membres
88
Popularité
#209,356
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
1
ISBN
17
Langues
2

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