| Description |
viii, 424 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The origins of the revolution in France -- The first year of liberty -- Subjects become citizens -- The perjured king and war -- The first year of equality -- Terror and the new republican man -- The language of terror -- Collapse and vengeance -- The failure of law -- Citizens into subjects -- Napoleon and thirty million Frenchmen -- The failure of empire |
| Summary |
"This book provides students and general readers with a history of France during the Revolution and Empire. It includes a narrative of events from the fall of the Bastille to the defeat of Napoleon, and a compelling analysis of why the revolution occurred." "This book explains how the French Revolution encountered opposition not only from the privileged but also from the common people. It examines and analyzes various forms of resistance that arose when it became apparent that the hopes of 1789 could not be realized. The Terror of 1793-4 aimed to annihilate this resistance and remake human nature, but its violence and financial policies crippled successor governments and liberal institutions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published as: France, 1789-1815. London : Fontana, 1985 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [390]-406) and index |
| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- 1789-1815. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051346
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France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051395
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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| Author |
Sutherland, Donald, 1943-
France, 1789-1815
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| LC no. |
2002005372 |
| ISBN |
0631233628 (hard : alk. paper) |
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0631233636 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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