Reform and Revolution in France

The Politics of Transition, 1774 1791
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-45942-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 291 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

This textbook has been written to help teachers and students to pilot their way through the enormous and ever expanding literature on the French Revolution. The author makes a conscious effort to combine social and political interpretations of the origins of the Revolution and offers a synthesis which takes full account of current debates. He also seeks to restore the Revolution to its domestic environment. Notwithstanding the powerful contemporary myth of rupture, the author argues that the dramatic events of 1789 need to be considered alongside the reform achievements of Bourbon absolute monarchy. The result is a new account of the gestation of the Revolution which is both up-to-date and satisfying in its range of vision.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Peter M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Government; 2. Society; 3. Economy; 4. Reform and the reform constituency; 5. Towards 'a truly national representation', 1787-1789; 6. The National Assembly, 1789-1791; 7. The political culture of revolution; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.