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1 Online-Ressource (280 pages)
ISBN:
9781134455935
Inhalt:
The French Revolution was one of the greatest events in world history, filled with remarkable characters and dramatic events. From its beginning in 1789 to the Reign of Terror in 1793-94, and through the ups and downs of the Directory era that followed, the Revolution showed humanity at its optimistic best and its violent worst; it transformed the lives of all who experienced it.The French Revolution: Faith, Desire, and Politics offers a fresh treatment of this perennially popular and hugely significant topic, introducing a bold interpretation of the Revolution that hig
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and maps; Acknowledgments; Brief chronology of the French Revolution; Introduction; 1 Religious culture, popular culture: life in Old Regime France; 2 The liberal Revolution of 1789 (spring 1789-spring 1790); 3 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (summer 1790-spring 1791); 4 The king's flight and the decline of the French monarchy (summer 1791-summer 1792); 5 The end of the monarchy and the September Massacres (summer 1792-fall 1792); 6 The new French republic and its rivalries (fall 1792-summer 1793)
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7 The federalist revolt, the Vendée, and the start of the Terror (summer 1793-fall 1793)8 The Reign of Terror (fall 1793-summer 1794); 9 After the Terror (fall 1794-1799); Guide to further reading; Index
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ISBN 9780415660204
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ISBN 9780415660211
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Print version The French Revolution : Faith, Desire and Politics
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Französische Revolution
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Geschichte
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