The Revolutionary Ascetic: Evolution of a Political Type by Bruce Mazlish

The Revolutionary Ascetic: Evolution of a Political Type

Bruce Mazlish

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nonfiction history politics sociology informative medium-paced
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Why have the great revolutionary leaders of modern times from Robespierre to Lenin and Mao Tse-tung'so often been ascetics, austere "puritans" with few emotional ties? What functions, political as well as personal, do these ascetic traits perform ...

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