Gwynne Lewis

The French Revolution

Rethinking the Debate

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a short introduction to the French Revolution which covers social, economical and cultural aspects, as well as examining more recent intellectual and political analyses. Taking a broad approach, the author presents a serious interpretive essay, reviewing recent debates and reassessing the nature and impact of the events of 1798. The variety of historical interpretations, as well as the range of contexts in which the Revolution has been set are reviewed. The events and their interpretations are presented, with the conclusion explicating various orthodox' and more recent revisionist' approaches, providing readers with an intelligent resume to the Revolution and its historians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 191g
• ISBN-13: 9780415054669
• ISBN-10: 0415054664
• Artikelnr.: 21356734

Autorenporträt

Gwynne Lewis University of Warwick

Inhaltsangabe

Section I 1. Capitalism
Colonies
and the Crisis of the ancien regime 2. The Birth of the Republic
1787-1792 3. War
Revolution
and the Rise of the Nation-state
1792-1798 Section II 4. The Political Economy of the Revolution 5. Social Interpretations of the Revolution 6. Revolutionary Culture: the Creation of 'l'Homme Nouveau' Conclusion