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BL
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959747
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b714117
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| Main Entry
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Sullivan, Robert E.,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Macaulay : : the tragedy of power /\ Robert E. Sullivan.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (614 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0674054695
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: 9780674054691
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0674036247
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9780674036246
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Heir -- Star -- Legislator -- Sinister prophet -- Statesman -- Empire builder -- The last ancient historian -- The lion -- Baron Macaulay of Rothley -- Procrastinator -- Praeceptor gentis anglorum -- A broken heart -- Envoi : immortal.
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| Abstract
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On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power - above all for England and its empire - made Macaulay's life a tragedy. Sullivan offers an unsurpassed study of an afflicted genius and a thoughtful meditation on the modern ethics of power.
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay,1800-1859.
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay,1800-1859.
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington.
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Authors, English-- 19th century, Biography.
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Historians-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Statesmen-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Authors, English.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
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Historians.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Statesmen.
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Great Britain, Politics and government, 1800-1837.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.081092
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DA3.M3S85 2009eb
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