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Moving beyond traditional biography, Lloyd Kramer traces the wide-ranging influence of the Marquis de Lafayette's public and personal life, including his contributions to the emergence of nationalist ideologies in Europe and America, his extensive connections with liberal political theorists, and his close friendships with prominent writers. Kramer argues that Lafayette's experiences reveal how public figures can symbolize the aspirations of a society as a whole.Kramer, Lloyd S. is the author of 'Lafayette in Two Worlds Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an Age of Revolutions' with ISBN 9780807822586 and ISBN 0807822582.
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