1st Edition

French Revolution: The Basics

By Darius von Güttner Copyright 2022
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

French Revolution: The Basics is an accessible and concise introduction to the history of the revolution in France. Combining a traditional narrative with documents of the era and references to contemporary imagery of the revolution, the book traces the long-and short-term causes of the French Revolution as well as its consequences up to the dissolution of the Convention and the... Read more

0. Introduction  1. The origins of the revolution  2. The Revolution of 1789  3. The reform and restructuring of France, 1789–1792  4. The republic and beyond  5. The Terror and the Thermidorian reaction  6. Epilogue: revolutionary ideals and the rise of Napoleon  7. Historians and the French Revolution

Biography

Darius von Güttner is Dean at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Canberra Campus, Australian Catholic University.