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Revolutionary France 1770-1880
François Furet
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Description for Revolutionary France 1770-1880
Paperback. At the offset there were not one, but two revolutions: egalitarian and authoritarian. The tension between the two characterized the period and shaped the Republic that in the end emerged from the ruins of the Ancient Regime. The author provides an account of the years leading up to the Revolution and of the Revolution itself. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 640 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Revolutionary France is a vivid narrative history.
It is also a radical reinterpretation of the period, and testimony to the power both of ideas and of personality in movements of the past.
- Francois Furet is France's leading historian of the period
- A work of great range and originality that was a bestseller in France
- Illustrated with paintings, cartoons, maps and chronological charts.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Series
History of France S.
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631198086
SKU
V9780631198086
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Ref
99-50
About François Furet
Francois 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 Revolutionary France 1770-1880
"An outstanding work of synthesis and imagination." Ian McIntyre, The Times "This brilliant book by one of France's leading historians is the second to be published in a five-volume History of France from 987 to 1987. It is as elegantly written as it is translated. The style is lively." Sunday Telegraph "Everyone interested in the French Revolution and ... Read more