The French Revolution: Rethinking the Debate

ISBN-13: 9781138141506 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 144 str.

Gwynne Lewis

Opis

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Recenzje

'Lewis introduces the reader to recent debates and his book will be a valuable addition to the extensive literature on the subject.' – Teaching History

'Gwynne Lewis provides the first short introductory history of the French Revolution to relate the social, cultural and economic to the intellectual and political.' – France in Print

'Sharp judgements and a racy style make this as concise and approachable an introduction to a complex topic as any student could desire' – William Doyle, University of Bristol

Spis treści

Section I 1. Capitalism, Colonies, and the Crisis of the ancien regime 2. The Birth of the Republic, 1787-1792 3. War, Revolution, and the Rise of the Nation-state, 1792-1798 Section II 4. The Political Economy of the Revolution 5. Social Interpretations of the Revolution 6. Revolutionary Culture: the Creation of 'l'Homme Nouveau' Conclusion

O autorze

Gwynne Lewis University of Warwick