Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. “A Left-Handed Way” 37
6. Political Seductions 53
7. Sublime Democracy and the Theater of Violence 71
8. Communities in Mourning 95
9. “To Please a Woman Worthy of Being Pleased” 113
10. Dependent Masters and Independent Servants 137
11. Notes 155
12. Bibliography 193
13. Index 211