| Description |
1 online resource (513 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Introduction; chapter one Patchworks of Power and Privilege France in the 1780s; chapter two A World of Intellectual Ferment; chapter three Mismanaging Crisis,1785-88; chapter four The People's Revolution, 1789; chapter five Regenerating the Nation, 1789-90; chapter six The Revolution Triumphant, 1790; chapter seven Fracturing Christ's Family Religious Schism and the King's Flight, 1790-91; chapter eight Fear and Fury, 1791-92, and a Second Revolution; chapter nine Republicans at the Crossroads, 1792-93 |
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Chapter ten Liberty or Death Choosing Sides in Violent Times, 1793chapter eleven 'Terror until the peace', July-October 1793; chapter twelve Saving a Republic of Virtue, October 1793-April 1794; chapter thirteen Terror, Victory and Collapse, April-July 1794; chapter fourteen Settling Scores The Thermidorian Reaction, 1794-95; chapter fifteen Men with a Stake in Society, 1795-97; chapter sixteen The Great Nation and its Enemies, 1797-99; chapter seventeen The Significance of the French Revolution; Chronology; The Revolutionary Calendar; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and sent shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime's study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world's first great modern revolution: its origins, drama, complexity and significance. Was the Revolution a major turning point in French--even world--history, or was it instead a protracted period of violent upheaval and warfare that wrecked millions of lives? McPhee evaluates the Revolution within a genuinely global context: Europe, the Atlantic region, and even farther. He acknowledges the key revolutionary events that unfolded in Paris, yet also uncovers the varying experiences of French citizens outside the gates of the city: the provincial men and women whose daily lives were altered (or not) by developments in the capital. Enhanced with evocative stories of those who struggled to cope in unpredictable times, McPhee's deeply researched book investigates the changing personal, social and cultural world of the eighteenth century. His startling conclusions redefine and illuminate both the experience and the legacy of France's transformative age of revolution."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-454) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 18th century.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th century.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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| Subject |
France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300219500 |
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0300219504 |
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0300189931 |
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9780300189933 |
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