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The French Revolution: 1770-1814
François Furet
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Description for The French Revolution: 1770-1814
Paperback. aeo Offers concise, classic interpretation of the causes, course and outcome of the French Revolution. aeo Written by the leading international historian of the period. aeo Provides readers with a critical perspective on the historiography of the subject. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
This volume, comprising Part I of the authors classic work Revolutionary France 1770-1880, offers a vivid narrative and radical reinterpretation of the years surrounding the momentous events of 1789 and their aftermath. During this period there were not one, but two revolutions: by intent the first was egalitarian, the second- Bonapartes authoritarian. The tension between the two characterized the period and was to shape the Republic that eventually emerged from the ruins of the ancien regime.
This volume, comprising Part I of the authors classic work Revolutionary France 1770-1880, offers a vivid narrative and radical reinterpretation of the years surrounding the momentous events of 1789 and their aftermath. During this period there were not one, but two revolutions: by intent the first was egalitarian, the second- Bonapartes authoritarian. The tension between the two characterized the period and was to shape the Republic that eventually emerged from the ruins of the ancien regime.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
History of France S.
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631202998
SKU
V9780631202998
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About François Furet
François Furet is Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is considered throughout the world to be the most outstanding living historian of the French Revolution.
Reviews for The French Revolution: 1770-1814
Reviews of the parent volume Revolutionary France 1770-1880: "An outstanding work of synthesis and imagination." The Times "This book is the best - and, especially, the best written - history of French politics during these years that I know. Conceived in the analytical tradition of Constant and Tocqueville, written in the narrative, learned, and convincing." Patrice ... Read more