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Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution
R. R. Palmer
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Description for Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution
Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 10.
The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. A foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book remains an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. A foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book remains an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691175928
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V9780691175928
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About R. R. Palmer
R. R. Palmer (1909-2002) was professor emeritus of history at Yale University and a guest scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He taught at Princeton University from 1936 to 1963. He was the author of many books, including the two-volume The Age of the Democratic Revolution (Princeton), the first volume of which won the Bancroft Prize in ... Read more
Reviews for Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution
Excellently documented... [O]ne of the best pictures that has ever been put together of the twelve men who made up [the] Committee of Public Safety... There is fine scholarship here.
New York Times An excellent book on the administration of France by the great Committee of Public Safety... [Palmer] has made the members of the Committee living characters and ... Read more
New York Times An excellent book on the administration of France by the great Committee of Public Safety... [Palmer] has made the members of the Committee living characters and ... Read more