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Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The revolutionary movement which began in 1787 disrupted every aspect of French society, rising to a pitch of such extreme violence that the effects are still felt in France today. The Revolution was the product of social tensions that developed throughout France in the second half of the eighteenth century. Norman Hampson analyses the nature of these social conflicts within their political... Read more
PREFACE, I. FRANCE ON THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTION, II. THE VICTORY OF THE ARISTOCRACY, III. THE VICTORY OF THE THIRD ESTATE, IV. THE FAILURE TO COMPROMISE, V. THE RE-SHAPING OF FRANCE, 1789–1791, VI. THE TURNING-POINT, VII. THE DIVISION OF THE REPUBLICANS, VIII. THE PRECARIOUS VICTORY OF THE SANS-CULOTTES, IX. THE FAILURE OF BOTH PRINCIPLE AND EXPEDIENCY, X. THE AFTERMATH, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX
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Norman Hampson
'Clear and marvellously concise ... the most accurate, most thorough and most measured account of the revolutionary crisis.' - Times Literary Supplement
