Hiding the Guillotine examines the question of state involvement in violence by tracing the evolution of public executions in France. Why did the state move exe
"Explores the evolution of public executions in France: the public dimension of the death penalty, its ritual and theatrical form, its attendance, and the conti
The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 midnight, Maximilie