The People's Justice : Revolutionary Law and the Founding of the French Republic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hesse, Carla.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A major new interpretation of the French Revolution that brings to life the criminal tribunals at the heart of the republic's political culture In The People's Justice , Carla Hesse offers a sweeping reappraisal of political violence in the French Revolution.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Schematic Summary of the French Revolution

Introduction: Constitution and Revolution

Chapter 1: Tribunals (À la lanterne)

Chapter 2: Urgent Decrees (Décrets d'urgence)

Chapter 3: The Public Prosecutor (Accusateur public)

Chapter 4: Suspicion (Loi des suspects)

Chapter 5: Indictments (Actes d'accusation)

Chapter 6: Seized Letters (Lettres saisies)

chapter 7: Professions of Innocence (Fidèles récits)

Chapter 8: Inner Conviction (Conviction intime)

Chapter 9: Trials (Justice révolutionnaire)

Conclusion: The Law on Trial

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Trials and Convictions

Appendix B: Paris Tribunal Trial Phases

Appendix C: Charges Against Defendants in the Paris Revolutionary Tribunal

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Hesse, Carla The People's Justice

ISBN:

9780691274850

OCLC:

1593362628