The French Revolution Sourcebook / Edition 1

by John Hardman

Overview

This selection of original documents in English translation examines the constitutional and political problems of France in the decade 1785-1795 through the writings of contemporaries. Originally published in 1981 but now substantially enlarged to give a much fuller picture of the pre-Revolutionary period, the Constituent Assembly, and the Terror, the collection provides an extraordinarily vivid guide to this key historical period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780340719831
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/02/1998
Series:	An Arnold Publication Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Hardman is a Professor at Edinburgh University.

Editorial Reviews

"The most thorough collection of sources on the Revolutionary period up to the end of the Terror. there is no better collection available for analysing and understanding the interplay of events, the theoretical debates, the political backstabbing, and the give-and-take that were behind the edicts of 1788, the calling of the Estates-General, the radicalisation of the National Assembly, and Robespierre's downfall." --H-Net Reviews

"The most accessible collection of translated French revolutionary documents is now available in a revised and expanded edition. With its informed and up-to-date commentary, it will be indispensable for all courses seeking to study this complex subject in depth." --Professor William Doyle, University of Bristol, UK

From the Publisher

The most accessible collection of translated French revolutionary documents is now available in a revised and expanded edition. With its informed and up-to-date commentary, it will be indispensable for all courses seeking to study this complex subject in depth.

Professor William Doyle

The most thorough collection of sources on the Revolutionary period up to the end of the Terror. there is no better collection available for analysing and understanding the interplay of events, the theoretical debates, the political backstabbing, and the give-and-take that were behind the edicts of 1788, the calling of the Estates-General, the radicalisation of the National Assembly, and Robespierre's downfall.

H-Net Reviews