Georges Lefebvre

The French Revolution

From its Origins to 1793

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Produktbeschreibung

Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this momentous period.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Classics
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415253932
• ISBN-10: 0415253934
• Artikelnr.: 22257562

Autorenporträt

Georges Lefebvre (1877-1959) French historian and member of the influential Annales School of historical thought. He held the chair of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne and was Director of the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Paul H. Beik, Preface, Introduction, PART I The World on the Eve of the French Revolution, PART II The Advent of the Bourgeoisie in France, PART III The Revolution and Europe up to the Formation of the First Coalition, Bibliography, Index

Rezensionen

'This is more than a history of the French Revolution. It covers all of Europe during the revolutionary period...it also breaks new ground in its account of international relations, and sets the wars of intervention in their true light.' - A.J.P. Taylor

'This is more than a history of the French Revolution. It covers all of Europe during the revolutionary period...it also breaks new ground in its account of international relations, and sets the wars of intervention in their true light.' - A.J.P. Taylor