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Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 9 Acknowledgements 12 Introduction 14 Part 1 Religion, culture and embodiment 24 1 Mercy: Religious and philosophical dimensions 26 2 The culture of mercy in the long nineteenth century 50 3 Merciful agents and subjects 70 Part 2 Mercy challenged 88 4 Mercy for Ireland 90 5 British mercy and the French Revolution 108 6 Empire of mercy 118 7 The mercy of war 132 Conclusion: Modern mercy 148 Notes 168 Select bibliography 270 Index 282
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