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O'Brien, Conor Cruise 1917-2008

Overview
Works: 246 works in 648 publications in 18 languages and 24,314 library holdings
Genres: Historical drama  Short films  Documentary films 
Roles: Editor, Honoree
Classifications: da911, 941.5
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12 editions published between and 1988 in English and German and held by 1,669 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published between and 1998 in English and held by 1,146 libraries worldwide
Certain to be as controversial and explosive as it is elegant and learned, The Long Affair is Conor Cruise O'Brien's examination of Jefferson, as man and icon, through the critical lens of the French Revolution. Unable to speak the language, endowed with few close friends or colleagues, and curiously detached from Parisian intellectual life, Thomas Jefferson seemed an alienated and somewhat homesick Virginia farmer during most of his tenure as American Minister to France. But the advent of the French Revolution seized Jefferson with a new fervor, and in 1789 he returned to the United States an ardent admirer and ally of that cause. O'Brien argues that Jefferson, though enthralled with the ideological mystique of the French Revolution, nevertheless retained a shrewd political pragmatism, skillfully exploiting the Revolution's popularity with the American public. Ultimately, O'Brien suggests, Jefferson's egalitarian ideals came into conflict with his staunch political support for the slave-based Southern economy. Following the slave insurrection in Haiti inspired by the French Revolution, his revolutionary zeal was tempered and began to cool. Concluding with an evaluation of Jefferson's current role in the system of American political beliefs, O'Brien seriously questions whether we can sustain Jefferson's lofty status in an increasingly multiracial America, and he suggests a disturbing link between Jefferson's vision and white supremacist, survivalist extremists. A provocative analysis of the supreme symbol of American history and political culture, The Long Affair will challenge our traditional perceptions of both Jeffersonian history and the Jeffersonian legacy.
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26 editions published between and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,083 libraries worldwide
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26 editions published between and 2002 in English and held by 988 libraries worldwide
Statesman, political thinker, orator and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke is considered a father of modern conservatism. His ideas helped shape modern history in debates ranging from the French and American Revolutions to the abolition of the slave trade.
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21 editions published between and 1966 in English and held by 979 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 1973 in English and held by 938 libraries worldwide
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7 editions published in in English and held by 902 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 854 libraries worldwide
A pictorial study of Ireland that focuses on the political and social events that have contributed to its turbulent history.
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19 editions published between and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 767 libraries worldwide
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13 editions published between and 1967 in English and held by 752 libraries worldwide
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8 editions published in in English and held by 720 libraries worldwide
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9 editions published between and 1999 in English and held by 677 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 1978 in English and German and held by 663 libraries worldwide
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9 editions published between and 1970 in English and held by 658 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published between and 1985 in English and held by 650 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 1995 in English and held by 569 libraries worldwide
Co-authored by Conor Cruise O'Brien.
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20 editions published between and 2004 in English and Russian and held by 545 libraries worldwide
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8 editions published between and 1996 in English and held by 516 libraries worldwide
Analyse af den kombination af religion og nationalisme der i mange år har præget det irske samfund, og gjort fredsprocessen så vanskelig.
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9 editions published between and 1970 in English and Portuguese and held by 485 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published between and 1970 in English and held by 484 libraries worldwide
Composite portrait of all aspects of present-day Ireland by 25 Irish writers.
 
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Alternative Names

controlled identity O'Donnell, Donat,1917-2008

Cruis O'Brien, Conor 1917-
Cruise O'Brien, Conor
Cruise-O'Brien, Conor 1917-
Cruise O'Brien, Conor, 1917-2008
Cruise O'Brien, Donat Conor
O’Brien, Donat Conor Cruise, 1917-
O'Brajen, Konor 1917-
O'Brajen, Konor Kruz.
O'brien, Connor Cruise
O'Brien, Conor C 1917-
O'Brien, Conor Cruise 1917
O'Brien, Conor Cruise, Mrs
O'Brien, Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise, 1917-2008
O'Brien, Donat Conor Cruise
O'Brien, Donat Conor Cruise 1917-
O'Brien, Donat Conor Cruise, 1917-2008
O'Connell, Donat
O'Donnel, Donat, 1917-
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O'Donnell, Donat, 1917-2008
Languages
English (595)
Undetermined (21)
German (17)
French (17)
Spanish (7)
Russian (7)
Chinese (2)
Turkish (2)
Japanese (2)
Greek, Modern (2)
Finnish (2)
Portuguese (1)
Irish (1)
Italian (1)
Dutch (1)
Latvian (1)
Swedish (1)
Slovenian (1)
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