French Revolution and Empire

The Quest for a Civic Order

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

Av Donald M. G. Sutherland, Sutherland, Donald M G Sutherland

2 029 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Häftad

749 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

This book provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France whilst also presenting a clear argument to explain the events of the period. Provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France .Also presents a clear argument to explain the events of the period.Argues that the French Revolution encountered resistance from the poor as well as the privileged.Includes substantial discussion of society and government under Napoleon.Contextualizing material in each chapter aids students new to the topic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2002-12-09
Mått158 x 236 x 36 mm
Vikt744 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor448
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780631233626

Tillhör följande kategorier

D. M. G. Sutherland has been Professor of History at the University of Maryland since 1986. Before that, he taught in Canada and in the United Kingdom. His first book, The Chouans: A Social History of Popular Counterrevolution in Upper Brittany, 1780–1795 (1982), received honourable mention from the Canadian Historical Association. He also shared the Koren Prize awarded by the Society for French Historical Studies for the best article in a given year. He has received a number of other awards and fellowships of which the most recent is the Guggenheim Fellowship for 2001–02.

Introduction: The Problem and the Thesis. 1. The Origins of the Revolution in France.2. The First Year of Liberty.3. Subjects Become Citizens.4. The perjured King and War.5. The First Year of Equality.6. Terror and the New Republican Man.7. The Language of Terror.8. Collapse and Vengeance.9. The Failure of Law.10. Citizens Into Subjects.11. Napoleon and Thirty Million Frenchmen.12. The Failure of Empire.Conclusion: Towards a Future Democracy.Bibliography.Index.