Reform and Revolution in France: The Politics of Transition, 1774 1791

ISBN-13: 9780521459426 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 292 str.

P. M. Jones; Peter Jones

Opis

This textbook has been written to guide teachers and students through the enormous and ever expanding literature on the French Revolution. The author combines social and political interpretations of the origins of the Revolution and offers a synthesis that takes full account of current debates. He also seeks to restore the Revolution to its domestic surroundings, and argues that the dramatic events of 1789 need to be considered alongside the reform achievements of Bourbon absolute monarchy.

Recenzje

"Jones's work is commendable on many grounds: it synthesizes well so many complex cultural and religious strains in the early seventeenth century that form the character, vision, and ecclesiastical activity of this leader in the diocese of Milan. Borromeo, too is a significant personality for any student of the post-Tridentine era, for he not only knew nearly every major actor in his day and absorbed the intellectual and spiritual energies in his milieu, but he invested heavily his own resources in an institution that sought to promote many genres of art on a amjor scale and to make these public for the salvation of souls." Frederick J. McGinnes, The Catholic Historical Review

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Government; 2. Society; 3. Economy; 4. Reform and the reform constituency; 5. Towards 'a truly national representation', 1787–1789; 6. The National Assembly, 1789–1791; 7. The political culture of revolution; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.