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The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre (Paperback)

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As it changed forever the political landscape of the modern world, the French Revolution was driven by a new type of personality: the confirmed, self-aware revolutionary. Maximilien Robespierre originated the role and embodied its ideological essence and extremes; the self that he projected to the people was equated with the ideals for which he strove. In creating this intellectual biography of so enigmatic a figure, David Jordan has stressed the words of the man about himself. With great imagination and insight, Jordan places Robespierre's self-conceptualization within the context of events and explains how Robespierre "The Incorruptible"—a man seen by contemporaries as virtuous—could not only equate justice with vengeance and demand it of the people, but also stand as its symbol before the world.

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Paperback: 315 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (July 15, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226410374
ISBN-13: 978-0226410371
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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AS ROBESPIERRE LAY on a table in the antechamber of the Committee of Public Safety, drifting in and out of consciousness, his ball-shattered jaw bound up with a bandage, his triumphant enemies, in another room of the Tuileries palace, were creating the monster who would soon pass into historical legend. Read the first page

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Committee of Public Safety, French Revolution, National Assembly, Supreme Being, Champ de Mars, Constituent Assembly, Third Estate, Marie Antoinette, September Massacres, Fall of the Bastille, Green Room, Jacobin Club, General Dumouriez, Revolutionary Tribunal, Augustin Robespierre, Jacobin Society, National Guard, Saint Just, Marquis de Mandat, National Convention, Notre Dame

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The French Revolution by J.M. Thompson on 6 pages
The French Revolution (Opus) by J. M. Roberts on 6 pages
The French Revolution by J M Thompson on 6 pages
French Revolution by A. Mathiez on 5 pages
The French Revolution: 1770-1814 (History of France) by Francois Furet in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)

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Freedom's Moment: An Essay on the French Idea of Liberty from Rousseau to Foucault by Paul M. Cohen on page 25, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Robespierre by Colin Haydon on page 93, page 127, and page 180
Rousseau, Robespierre and English Romanticism (Cambridge Studies in Romanticism) by Gregory Dart in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War by Michael Burleigh in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
The Extreme Right in France, 1789 to the Present: From de Maistre to Le Pen by Peter Davies in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, comprehensive and well researched, April 2, 2001

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One of the finest and most penetrating studies done on the French revolution as a whole and of Robespierre in particular. Too often readers only gleam their impressions of the period from Dickens and Thomas Carlyle. Then there are pseudo-historians like Stanley Loomis and Otto Scott, who instead of trying to interpret history simply make it up instead. It is so refreshing to read a thoughful, unprejudiced book rooted in facts. I can also highly recommend THE KING'S TRIAL by Jordan, one of the single best history books ever penned.

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5.0 out of 5 stars oranges and oratory, March 24, 2000

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I came to this book knowing nothing, I walked away an erudite robespierriste. Jordan has written a clear, acessable history without being condescending. Although most of his interest is with Robespierre's politics and beliefs (plus an excellent chapter on his oratory), Jordan has a gift for including just enough personal information abou the Seagreen to make him seem at least somewhat human (for example: his obsessive love of oranges). I thoughroughly recomend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, first rate history, February 5, 2000

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With so much misinformation written about Robespierre, this scholarly volume is essentail for anyone who truly wishes to understand the most important figue of the French revolution. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Insightful
This is perhaps the most really interesting biography of Robespierre yet written. It is a very fair treatment of a historical figure often misunderstood. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Bridget R. Cowlishaw

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Published on April 5, 2007 by Alfred Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely in the critical tradition
Even if this biography of Robespierre is more nuanced than many, it is still written in the critical tradition of studies on the man. Read more

Published on January 4, 2006 by Suzanne Levin

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that you must read
This book is the best political biography book I have ever read. When you read this book you feel that you listen and talk to Robesspirre the incorruptable. Read more

Published on August 16, 2002 by Mohammed Omraan

3.0 out of 5 stars Robespierre presented as misunderstood idealist
For all those who consider Robespierre the embodiment of "The Terror" and the personification of all the evils of the French Revolution, this book is not for you. Read more

Published on May 9, 2002 by Charles Reilly

2.0 out of 5 stars A literary whitewashing
This would have been one amongst the booksMaximilien Robespierre would have chosen as an acceptable biography ofhimself, according him his rightful place in history. Read more

Published on November 9, 2000 by Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D.

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and informative
This is an excellent book about the life and career of Maximilien Robespierre. Still portrayed by some historians simply as a cruel and heartless tyrant, Robespierre is possibly... Read more

Published on October 25, 2000 by Elizabeth N.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre
I've seen the stereotypical Robespierre: cold, feminine, and calculating. This book sheds light on what his career was really like, while at the same time mentioning interesting... Read more

Published on October 16, 2000

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