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Lynn Hunt

Lynn Hunt, the Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History at UCLA,
is the author of several books on the French Revolution.

HistoryMay 11, 2006

For Reasons of State

Two new books on the French Revolution examine Robespierre's role in advocating terror as an instrument of government, raising compelling questions about state-sponsored terror in our own time.

Lynn Hunt