The Village of Cannibals

The Village of Cannibals
Author: Alain Corbin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674939011


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In August 1870 in the French village of Hautefaye, a young nobleman, falsely accused of shouting republican slogans, was tortured for hours by a mob of peasants who later burned him alive. This book is a fascinating inquiry into the social and political ingredients of an alchemy that transformed ordinary people into brutal executioners.


The Village of Cannibals
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: Alain Corbin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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In August 1870 in the French village of Hautefaye, a young nobleman, falsely accused of shouting republican slogans, was tortured for hours by a mob of peasants
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Pages: 228
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