Francois Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution-the Communist revolution. The result, "Le passe d'une illusion," is a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era. "This may well be the most illuminating study ever devoted to the question of appeal exerted not only by Communism but also by the Nazi and other fascist varieties of totalitarianism in this...
Francois Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his at...
