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Author Blackman, Robert H., 1967- author.

Title 1789 : the French Revolution begins / Robert H. Blackman
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 287 pages)
Series New studies in European history
New studies in European history.
Summary The French Revolution marks the beginning of modern politics. Using a diverse range of sources, Robert H. Blackman reconstructs key constitutional debates, from the initial convocation of the Estates General in Versailles in May 1789, to the National Assembly placing the wealth of the Catholic Church at the disposal of the nation that November, revealing their nuances through close readings of participant and witness accounts. This comprehensive and accessible study analyses the most important debates and events through which the French National Assembly became a sovereign body, and explores the process by which the massive political transformation of the French Revolution took place. Blackman's narrative-driven approach creates a new path through the complex politics of the early French Revolution, mapping the changes that took place and revealing how a new political order was created during the chaotic first months of the Revolution
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 21, 2020)
Subject HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
Politics and government
War -- Causes
SUBJECT France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051471
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes
Subject France
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781108682978
1108682979
9781108591447
1108591442
Other Titles French Revolution begins