Origins of the French Revolution

by William Doyle

Overview

This revised and updated edition of the standard introduction to the origins of the greatest of all revolutions incorporates and critically appraises the results of a new generation of research and interpretation. It thus remains the essential starting point for study of the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198731740
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/08/1999
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.49(w) x 5.49(h) x 0.57(d)
Lexile:	1490L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Bristol

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: Writings on Revolutionary Origins since 19391 The Classic Interpretation. 3 Post-Revisionism. Part II: The Breakdown of the Old Regime4. The Financial Crisis5. The System of Government6. Opposition7. Public Opinion8. Reform and its Failure 1787-88Part III: The Struggle for Power9. The Nobility10. The Bourgeoisie11. The Election Campaign September 1788- to May 178912. The Economic Crisis13. The Estates-General, May and June 178914. The People of Paris15. The Peasantry16. Conclusion: The New Regime and its PrinciplesAbbreviations, Notes, Further Reading, Index of Authors Cited, General IndexContributors

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent introduction to the Revolution."—E. McKinley, Asbury College

Praise for the first edition: "Required reading for all undergraduate and graduate students studying the French Revolution."—Choice

"From time to time a specialist succeeds in blending the many books and articles in his field in a synthesis worthwhile for any historian or any educated reader. William Doyle has done this in a brief, clear, and thoughtful book."—Journal of Modern History

"The book is well conceived and refreshing, and demonstrates Doyle's mastery of both older and more recent scholarship....An impressive piece of historical writing and an important contribution to French revolutionary scholarship."—The Historian

"His work will become a standard synthesis of recent scholarship on the causes of the Revolution."—Eighteenth-Century Studies

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