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Jean Paul Marat: Tribune of the French Revolution
Clifford D. Conner
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Description for Jean Paul Marat: Tribune of the French Revolution
Paperback. Accessible introduction to the most 'dangerous' and subversive figure of the French revolution and a popular, radical journalist. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Jean-Paul Marat’s role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat’s contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social transformation that the revolution accomplished would not have occurred.
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Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Revolutionary Lives
Condition
New
Weight
231g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745331935
SKU
V9780745331935
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About Clifford D. Conner
Clifford D. Conner is on the faculty of the School of Professional Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center, where he teaches history. He has written biographies of two eighteenth-century Irish revolutionaries, Colonel Despard (2000) and Arthur O'Connor (2009). He is also the author of the acclaimed A People's History of Science (2005) and is on the...
Read moreReviews for Jean Paul Marat: Tribune of the French Revolution
'A fresh, welcome look at one of the most complex and fascinating figures of the French Revolution'
Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost (1999) and Bury the Chains (2006) 'A gripping introduction to the life of Marat and his role in the French Revolution'
Richard Sheldon, Lecturer in Social and Economic History, University of Bristol...
Read moreAdam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost (1999) and Bury the Chains (2006) 'A gripping introduction to the life of Marat and his role in the French Revolution'
Richard Sheldon, Lecturer in Social and Economic History, University of Bristol...