552 Pages
by
Routledge
552 Pages
by
Routledge
552 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is an incomparably rich portrait of France in the years when the disparate elements that made up the fragmented kingdom of the ancien regime were forged into the modern nation. The survey begins with an exploration of national obsessions and attitudes. It considers the tendency to revolution and war, the preoccupation with the idea of a New Order and the deep strain of national paranoia that... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. Obsessions. Part II. Power. Part III. Identities. Part IV. The Era of Revolutions 1814-71. Part V. The Government that divides us least. Conclusions. Notes. Further reading. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Robert Tombs
