Fools, Martyrs, Traitors Lacey Baldwin Smith

Name: Fools, Martyrs, Traitors By Lacey Baldwin Smith
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Fools, Martyrs, Traitors by Lacey Baldwin Smith

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Fools and traitors to some, heroes to others, all the men and women who appear in this book have helped to shape one's definition of martyrdom. Lacey Baldwin Smith raises questions about their martydom, and attempts to bring the past to life.

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Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World by Lacey Baldwin Smith

Lacey Baldwin Smith takes us on a riveting journey through history as he examines one of the most baffling characteristics of the human experience: the willingness to die to sanctify a deity, defend a cause, or simply to prove a point. By delving into the psyches, politics, and personalities of martyrs like Thomas Becket, John Brown, and Gandhi, he illuminates the complex and elusive subject of martyrdom as it has evolved over 2,500 years.

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"Anyone who would like to try to understand what justifies human beings in the possibly suicidal impulse that drives them to accept no compromise; to assert high moral principle in the face of accusations of idiocy, barbarism, ingratitude and mere treason; and finally to die for a cause can begin at no better place than Fools, Martyrs, Traitors."
--Washington Post

"Human, dramatic stories, well told, with sympathetic insights."

--Kirkus Reviews

About Lacey Baldwin Smith

Lacey Baldwin Smith was born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1922. Following graduate work at Princeton University, he went on to teach there and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University, where until his retirement he was Professor of History and Peter B. Ritzma Professor in the Humanities. He continues to teach at Northwestern in an emeritus capacity. Smith is the recipient of two Fulbright awards, two National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous other awards, honors, and academic appointments, including membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the father of three grown children and lives with his wife in Wilmette, Illinois

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CIN081011724XA

ISBN 13

9780810117242

ISBN 10

081011724X

Title

Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World by Lacey Baldwin Smith

Author

Lacey Baldwin Smith

Series

CUSA

Condition

Used - Well Read

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Northwestern University Press

Year published

1999-12-31

Number of pages

448

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N/A

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