But the chief reason that people followed [Robespierre] was fear. No one was safe, and people hastened to testify by words and deeds that they were loyal, enthusiastic supporters. Robespierre wielded his power over life and death as arbitrarily as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao did. Arbitrariness is the key to terror: if there are no rules, justifications, or reasons, then everyone is at risk.
Robespierre: the force of circumstance. New York: St. Doyle, William, Haydon, Colin eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. A collection of essays covering not only Robespierre's thoughts and deeds but also the way he has been portrayed by historians and fictional writers alike.
Eagan, James Michael Maximilien Robespierre: Nationalist Dictator. New York: Octagon Books. Presents Robespierre as the origin of Fascist dictators. Hampson, Norman The Life and Opinions of Maximilien Robespierre. London: Duckworth. Presents three contrasting views Jordan, David P. The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre. Sympathetic but not un-critical left-wing study Lenotre, G.
Robespierre: or the tyranny of the Majority. Linton, Marisa. Maximilien Robespierre, Master of the Terror. McPhee, P. The English Historical Review, , pp. Narayan, S. Student Pulse, [online] 8 1. Robespierre, M. History Today, [online] 8 4.
Revolutionary Europe, Oxford: Blackwell, p. Scott, O. New York: Mason and Lipscombe. Thompson, J. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Robespierre and the Terror By Marisa Linton. Download file. Search for:. Follow Following. The Historian's Apprentice Join 91 other followers. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now.
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