4th Edition

The French Revolution 1787-1804

By P. M. Jones Copyright 2022
224 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Now in its fourth edition, P.M. Jones’ The French Revolution has been extensively revised and incorporates the most recent research on race, religion, gender and citizens’ rights. It also covers, in detail, the colonial repercussions of the revolution in both the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. Written with the needs of students in mind, this volume recounts the dramatic years from 1787 to... Read more

Part 1

1. The setting

Part 2

2. Reform or revolution, 1787–89?

3. Renewal, 1789–91

4. The failure of consensus, 1791–92

5. War and terror, 1792–94

6. The search for stability, 1795–99

7. Consolidation, 1799–1804

Part 3

8. Assessment

Part 4

Documents

Biography

P.M. Jones is Emeritus Professor of French History at the University of Birmingham. Previous publications include The Peasantry in the French Revolution (1988), Reform and Revolution in France: the Politics of Transition, 1774 –1791 (1995), The French Revolution in Social and Political Perspective (1996) and Liberty and Locality in Revolutionary France: Six Villages Compared, 1760 –1820 (2003).