• How the French Revolution and the January 6 American Insurrection Are Bookends in the Struggle for Democracy

    Laura Mason in Conversation with Andrew Keen

    Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

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    In this episode, Andrew is joined by Laura Mason, author of The Last Revolutionaries: The Conspiracy Trial of Gracchus Babeuf and the Equals.

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    Laura Mason is a senior lecturer in history at Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of Singing the French Revolution: Popular Culture and Politics, 1787-1799. She lives in Baltimore.


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