Nationality and Citizenship in Revolutionary France: The Treatment of Foreigners 1789-1799

by Michael Rapport

Overview

The French Revolution began by welcoming foreigners to France. The revolutionaries sought to attract those who might have been useful. By the Terror, however, this early promise had given way to repression. This dramatic transformation reveals much about the development of national identities and the origins of modern concepts of nationality and citizenship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198208457
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/14/2000
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Well written and well organized, the book follows changes in attitudes toward soldiers, clergy, radicals, and business types....[it] will be of interest to students of French citizenship and the roots of modern Nationalism."—CHOICE

"A fine [book]...that merits space on the shelf of all collections that specialize in the French Revolution or the emergence of the distinctly related and modern concepts of nationality and citizenship."—History

"This solid and well-written work is a mine of information on the thorny question of how the French nation attempted to deal with those in its midst who were not clearly members of that august body...Michael Rapport explores the twists and turns of revolutionary theory and practice with a fine eye for the paradoxes of the subject."—H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews OnLine

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