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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction : political identity and the Jacobin leaders -- The eighteenth-century man of virtue -- 'How the face of things has changed' -- New men for new politics : the first Jacobin leaders -- The ascendancy of the Girondins and the path to war -- Choosing sides : friends, factions, and conspirators in the new republic -- A conspiracy of Girondins -- Being Cincinnatus : the Jacobins in power -- The enemy within -- The Robespierrists and the republic of virtue -- Final choices : Thermidor -- Achieving authenticity -- Conclusion : experiencing revolutionary politics : the lived contradictions of virtue, friendship, and authenticity |
| Summary |
'Choosing Terror' examines the leaders of the French Revolution and particularly the process whereby they came to choose terror. Exploring the politics against a backdrop of traumatic events wars and betrayals it portrays the Jacobins as complex people who were influenced by emotions and personal loyalties, as well as by ideology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794
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Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794 fast |
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Jacobins -- France
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Revolutionaries -- France.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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Jacobins
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Revolutionaries
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Französische Revolution
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Jakobiner
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Politische Identität
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Politische Verfolgung
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Französische Revolution.
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Jakobiner.
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Politische Identität.
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Politische Verfolgung.
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Jakobiner.
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Franska revolutionen 1789-1799.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051370
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France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191667589 |
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0191667587 |
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1299749550 |
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9781299749559 |
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