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Le Pouvoir et l'Ivresse / The Intoxication of Power: From Noah to Yeltsin

Le Pouvoir et l'Ivresse / The Intoxication of Power: From Noah to Yeltsin

Craplet, Michel

Paperback

General SociologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 2415015733
ISBN13: 9782415015732
Publisher: Odile Jacob
Published: Aug 11 2026
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.71 Depth: 8.66
Language: French
This book explores the links between drunkenness and power, from the drunkenness of petty domestic tyrants, often violent towards women and children, to the known or hidden drunkenness of historical figures: Yeltsin, Churchill, Bismarck, Cambronne, Louis XVI, the Black Prince, Attila, Alexander the Great.
Many events that occurred during revolutions and wars were determined by the drunkenness of the combatants.
Even diplomats know the calming effect of drunkenness in negotiations.
Removing the masks placed on alcohol-related issues leads us to reconsider many historical and more recent events.
Even Noah in the Old Testament is not exempt from this investigation.
By identifying alcohol consumption as one of the causes of some important events in the past or present, the intention is not to rewrite history, but rather to appreciate the extent to which drunkenness can influence or alter the course of events.

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