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The French Revolution

From its Origins to 1793, 2nd Edition

By Georges Lefebvre

Published May 18th 2001 by Routledge – 400 pages

Series: Routledge Classics

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Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this momentous period.

Reviews

'This is more than a history of the French Revolution. It covers all of Europe during the revolutionary period…it also breaks new ground in its account of international relations, and sets the wars of intervention in their true light.' -A.J.P. Taylor

Author Bio

Georges Lefebvre (1877-1959) French historian and member of the influential Annales School of historical thought. He held the chair of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne and was Director of the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française.

Name: The French Revolution: From its Origins to 1793, 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Georges Lefebvre. Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the...
Categories: European History, Modern History 1750-1945