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.
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"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 Higonnet, Harvard University
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Original Language: French
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The French Revolution is one of many volumes in the Horizon Caravel series of books. This series is a survey of key events and people in world history and is ideal for middle and high school students. This volume is an overview of the causes, events, people, and effects of one of the most important events in both world and French history. Topics covered include the storming of the Bastille, King Louis XVI's attempt to flee France and his subsequent trial and execution, the battles of Valmy and Neerwinden, the Reign of Terror, the emergence of Napoleon, and the results of the French Revolution. The book also provides brief profiles of King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Marquis de Lafayette, Maximilien Robespierre, and other key people. The book is illustrated with numerous paintings, drawings, and documents of the period. In sum, The French Revolution is a concise yet informative introduction to one of the most significant events in world history.
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The French revolutionaries gave a name to what they had abolished. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
biens nationaux, refractory priests, aristocratic conspiracy, fiscal equality, seigneurial dues, primary assemblies, revolutionary dictatorship, old monarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third Estate, French Revolution, Constituent Assembly, Committee of Public Safety, First Consul, Catholic Church, National Guard, National Assembly, Five Hundred, Benjamin Constant, Legislative Assembly, Council of State, Civil Constitution of the Clergy, Campo Formio, Champ de Mars, Continental System, Tiers Etat, Church of France, Grand Army, Jacobin Club, Palais Royal, Boulay de la Meurthe, Comte de Provence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Georges Lefebvre New!
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biens nationaux, refractory priests, aristocratic conspiracy, fiscal equality, seigneurial dues, primary assemblies, revolutionary dictatorship, old monarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third Estate, French Revolution, Constituent Assembly, Committee of Public Safety, First Consul, Catholic Church, National Guard, National Assembly, Five Hundred, Benjamin Constant, Legislative Assembly, Council of State, Civil Constitution of the Clergy, Campo Formio, Champ de Mars, Continental System, Tiers Etat, Church of France, Grand Army, Jacobin Club, Palais Royal, Boulay de la Meurthe, Comte de Provence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Georges Lefebvre New!
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- Origins of the French Revolution by William Doyle in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Regicide and Revolution: Speeches at the Trial of Louis XVI by Michael Walzer on page 118, and Back Matter
- The Social Interpretation of the French Revolution (Wiles lectures) by Alfred Cobban in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Making Democracy in the French Revolution (Harvard Historical Studies) by James Livesey on 15 pages
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