| Description |
lxi, 353 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Revolutions in the modern world |
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Revolutions in the modern world (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Preface -- A Chronology of Events -- Who's Who in the French Revolution -- 1. The French on the Eve of the Revolution -- 2. The Social Hierarchy -- 3. The Monarchy of Louis XVI -- 4. Divine-Right Monarchy Undermined, 1774-88 -- 5. The End of Divine-Right Monarchy -- 6. A Liberal Interlude, 1789-91 -- 7. 1792: War and the Monarchy's Fall -- 8. The First People's Republic, 1793-94 -- 9. The Populace in Revolution and Counterrevolution -- 10. The First Republic and Its Enemies, 1794-99 -- 11. A New Leviathan -- 12. The Revolution's Effects -- A Short Reading List -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
An interpretation of the French Revolution examining the stresses in the social and political order, the ideas of the wealthy that were circulated at that time, and the living conditions of the French peasantry |
| Analysis |
French Revolution, 1789-1799 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [292]-295 |
| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051332
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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| LC no. |
87031224 |
| ISBN |
0393025888 |
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