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The French Revolution / Jocelyn Hunt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hunt, Jocelyn.
- Series:
- Questions and analysis in history.
- Questions and analysis in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes.
- France.
- France--Politics and government--1789-1815.
- France--Social conditions--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (122 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the French Revolution, Jocelyn Hunt examines the major issues and background to the revolution, including its causes, and disputes as to when it ended. The author also surveys the views of historians on this period and looks at wider questions such as the nature of revolution.Beginning with the pre-revolution economic and political situation, and covering through to the fall of Robespierre and the rise of Bonaparte, this book provides both challenging analysis and a concise introduction.
- Contents:
- HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SERIES PREFACE; 1 WHY DID THE FRENCH REVOLUTION BEGIN?; 2 WHEN DID DEVELOPMENTS IN FRANCE BECOME REVOLUTIONARY?; 3 THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY; 4 THE WAR IN EUROPE; 5 THE TERROR; 6 THE DIRECTORY AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS; 7 THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION; 8 DID THE FRENCH REVOLUTION END WITH BONAPARTE?; NOTES AND SOURCES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9964-3-0206-1
- 1-134-68281-6
- 1-134-68282-4
- 1-280-16428-X
- 9786610164288
- 0-203-98116-2
- 9780203981160
- OCLC:
- 475960090
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