| Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; A Personal Note; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Chronology of the French Revolution; Theoretical Preamble; Chapter One: Louis XVI: The Scapegoat King; Chapter Two: Robespierre: The Mind of a Fanatic; Chapter Three: Danton: The Passionate Opportunist; Chapter Four: Violence and Enlightenment: The Paradox of the French Revolution; Chapter Five: The Revolutionary Crowd: Bloodthirsty Mob or Will of the People?; Chapter Six: Revolution versus Religion: God, Reason and the God of Reason |
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Chapter Seven: Heroes, Tyrants and Martyrs: The Assassination of Marat and the Murder of the GirondinsChapter Eight: The Reign of Terror: A Study in Group Paranoia; Chapter Nine: The Power of the Group to Destroy its Leader: The Fall of Robespierre; Chapter Ten: How History and Myth Intertwine; Books Which I Hope Will Interest the Reader; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
This is the story of the French Revolution told from a psychological and group dynamic perspective. The aim is to throw light on the workings of the revolutionary mind and the emotions at work in society which pave the way towards revolution and war. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are presented as a couple trapped by the symbolism invested in them, a circumstance that turned them into scapegoats. The contrasting personalities of the two most controversial leaders of the Revolution Robespierre and Danton provide psychologically informed explanations of their success and failure as leaders |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Revolutions -- France -- Psychological aspects
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Revolutionaries -- France -- Psychology
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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Psychological aspects.
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Revolutionaries -- Psychology.
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Revolutions -- Psychological aspects.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Psychological aspects
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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 |
9781782841838 |
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1782841830 |
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9781782841814 |
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1782841814 |
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