| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Arrival in Paris -- Life in Paris before the Revolution -- Making a Living -- Understanding the World -- The World Changes -- Days of Glory -- Rumor and Revolution -- Becoming a Radical -- Days of Sorrow |
| Summary |
"The book describes the life and the world of a small-time lawyer, Adrien-Joseph Colson, who lived in central Paris from the end of the Old Regime through the first eight years of the French Revolution. It is based on over a thousand letters written by Colson about twice a week to his best friend living in the French province of Berry. By means of this correspondence, and of a variety of other sources, the book examines what it was like for an "ordinary citizen" to live through extraordinary times, and how Colson, in his position as a "social and cultural intermediary," can provide insight into the life of a whole neighborhood on the central Right Bank, both before and during the Revolution. It explores the day-to-day experience of the Revolution: not only the thrill, the joy, and the enthusiasm, but also the uncertainty, the confusion, the anxiety, the disappointments-often all mixed together. It also throws light on some of the questions long debated by historians concerning the origins, the radicalization, the growth of violence, and the end of that Revolution"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on February 8, 2022) |
| Subject |
Colson, Adrien-Joseph, 1727-1797.
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Colson, Adrien-Joseph, 1727-1797 -- Correspondence
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Lemaigre, Roch, 1735-1808 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Colson, Adrien-Joseph, 1727-1797 fast |
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Lemaigre, Roch, 1735-1808 fast |
| Subject |
Lawyers -- France -- Paris -- Biography
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Lawyers
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051308
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
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Paris (France) -- Biography
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| Subject |
France
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France -- Paris
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Personal correspondence
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020058274 |
| ISBN |
9780197557419 |
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0197557414 |
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9780197557402 |
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0197557406 |
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9780197557396 |
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0197557392 |
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