The French Emigres in Europe and the Struggle Against Revolution, 1789-1814 [Hardcover]

Kirsty Carpenter (Editor), Philip Mansel (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312223811 | ISBN-13: 978-0312223816 | Publication Date: October 1, 1999

This volume underlines, for the first time, the achievements rather than the failures, of the Émigrés. Different specialist essays describe their impact from London to Hungary, from Lisbon to Prussia, and confirm their critical importance in the politics, ideology, and culture of their time. The French Émigrés were more than refugees, they were active, and often remarkably successful, agents on the European struggle against the French Revolution.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This collection of essays opens up a neglected aspect of the French Revolution: the experiences of those who fled abroad and their efforts to come to terms with the societies in which they found themselves. It throws a new light on the diversity and complexity of a subject that has too often been taken for granted.' - Norman Hampson, Professor Emeritus, University of York 'Like political refugees throughout history, those who emigrated from Revolutionary France have received short shrift from historians of the period. Too often they have been presented as rather lifeless stereotypes, the stuff of revolutionary and counter-revolutionary legends, to be praised by royalists and reviled by radicals. This timely collection of essays discusses the Aemigres as individuals and examines their diverse experiences across widely contrasting European societies. In the process it helps to show them as men and women forced by circumstance to make hard and painful choices.' - Alan Forrest, Professor of History, University of York --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Kirsty Carpenter is Lecturer in European History in the School of History, Philosophy, and Politics at Massey University.

Philip Mansel is an historian of courts and royal dynasties and editor of The Court Historian.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312223811
• ISBN-13: 978-0312223816
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,798,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)