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The World That Never Was by Alex Butterworth
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The World That Never Was

A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists and Secret Agents
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A masterly exploration of the strange twists and turns of history, The World That Never Was is a true story of dreamers, schemers, anarchists and secret agents of the late nineteenth century. The last years of the nineteenth century saw the birth of a new phenomenon- international terrorism. Bombings and assassinations shook the great cities of Europe and America, threatening social order. Fiendish networks of anarchist conspiritors were blamed and the public whipped into a frenzy of anxiety. The reality was rather different. These dramatic events were only the most visible part of a longer, clandestine struggle waged between the forces of revolution and reaction, in which little was as it seemed. Alex Butterworth interweaves group biography, cultural history and meticulous detective work to create a revelatory account of the age. Both intimate and panoramic, it is a story with uncanny resonances for today.

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Born in 1969, Alex Butterworth is an historian, writer and dramatist whose first book Pompeii- The Living City won the Longmans-History Today New Generation Book of the Year. He lives in Oxford.
Release date Australia
March 3rd, 2011
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
560
Dimensions
129x198x33
ISBN-13
9780099551928
Product ID
9705856

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