The French Revolution and the people / David Andress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andress, David, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.

France.

History.

France--Social conditions--18th century.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Hambledon and London, 2004.

Summary:

The French Revolution of 1789 was the central event of modern history. For the first time a major nation fell prey to political and then social revolution, with civil war and the Reign of Terror following the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793. Although the Revolution started with the resistance of a minority to absolutist government, it soon spread to involve the whole nation, including the men and women who made up by far the largest part of it -- the peasantry -- as well as craftsmen, the poor and those living on the margins of society. The French Revolution and the People is a portrait of the common people of France, in the towns and in the countryside; in Paris and Lyon; and in the Vendee, Britanny and Provence. Popular grievances and reactions affected the events and outcome of the Revolution at all stages, and in turn everyone in France was affected by the Revolution. The French Revolution and the People is a vivid story of conflict, violence and death, but there were winners as well as losers and not all the suffering was in vain, as the injustices of the Ancien Regime were thrown off.

Contents:

1 Peasants 1

2 Artisans 29

3 The Margins 53

4 From Crisis to Constitution 79

5 Collapse and Revolt 89

6 Revolution and Reordering 113

7 The Widening Gulf 135

8 The Politics of Conflict 157

9 War and Republic 169

10 The Year of Civil War 191

11 Terror and Reaction 215

12 Revolution against the People? 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-289) and index.

ISBN:

185285295X

OCLC:

59305988