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Jeremy Popkin: “Vive la révolution!”

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Vassilis Lambropoulos | Comments Off on Jeremy Popkin: “Vive la révolution!”

“Must radical political change generate uncontainable violence?  The French Revolution is both a cautionary and inspiring tale.”

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