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Companion to the French Revolu

Beschreibung

A Companion to the French Revolution comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history.

Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution
Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French.
Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship
Gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution

Autor

Peter McPhee is Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. His publications include Living the French Revolution 1789-1799 (2006) and Robespierre: a Revolutionary Life (2012). A Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of Social Sciences, McPhee was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for service to education and the discipline of history.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to European History
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 971g
• ISBN-13: 9781118977521
• ISBN-10: 1118977521
• Artikelnr.: 41429395

Rezensionen

"The essays range widely across the whole revolutionary era, offering excellent surveys of recent research and suggesting how contemporary historians are redefining the Revolution's historical significance." (H-France)

"The Revolution will never be exhausted as a subject of historical interest; this volume is an excellent survey of the current state of research." (Reference Reviews)