Repression and Reduction: The Apparatchik's Discourse in the Works of Ammianus Marcellinus, Denis Diderot, Victor Serge and George Orwell

In monopolizing political power, the state claims to possess the best idea towards leading a society and solving its problems. While these claims may vary according to regime, all face the eventual failure of expectation on the part of its subjects. No regime can master all the variables in running...

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Main Author: Juneau, Jason Paul
Other Authors: Alexandre Leupin
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2006
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11172006-114309/