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The Bastille : a history of a symbol of despotism and freedom / Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink and Rolf Reichardt ; translated by Norbert Schürer.
Van Pelt Library DC167.5 .L8713 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lüsebrink, Hans-Jürgen.
- Series:
- Bicentennial reflections on the French Revolution
- Standardized Title:
- Bastille. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Bastille.
- Symbolism in politics.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.
- France.
- History.
- Liberty--History.
- Liberty.
- Symbolism in politics--France.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822319020
- 0822318946
- OCLC:
- 36084200
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